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The next node that is turned on will receive the signals broadcasted from the other nodes,
which, in this case, will be from the multiple primary nodes and the single reserve node.
This will indicate to the new node that it is within range of enough primary nodes, but not
enough reserve nodes, and hence, the new node will change from a listen only node to
a reserve node. This new reserve node will use the same network ID as the one set by
the very first reserve node and will broadcast a signal to the other nodes within range
indicating that it is a reserve node. This process will repeat for the next few lights that are
turned on and since they will all be reserve nodes and within range of each other, they will
use the same network ID as the one set by the very first reserve node.
Eventually, the next node to turn on (i.e. node 8 in figure 12) will be within range of at least
3 primary and 3 reserve nodes and will therefore remain as a listen only node. Since this
node is a listen only light, it will not choose a network ID and will not broadcast a signal to
the other lights within range.
Figure 12:
If a node is within range of at least 3 other primary and 3 other reserve nodes, it
will remain as a listen only node
The resulting mesh network will consist of a mixture of primary and reserve nodes and
listen only lights all connected to each other.
Figure 13: Resulting mesh network
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