ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,452,100, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to ZTE Corp. (Shenzhen, China).

"Method for achieving network communication based on neighbor negotiation and device" was invented by Jiuming Li (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and an apparatus for achieving network intercommunication based on neighbor negotiation are disclosed. The method may include: switching a link mode from a first mode to a second mode; sending, to a to-be-connected device, a switching request for switching from the second mode to the first mode; and switching the second mode back to the first mode in response to receiving a response sent by the to-b...