Various embodiments provide an apparatus and method for adapting to failures in gateway devices in mesh networks. An example embodiment is configured to provide a plurality of interconnected nodes in a mesh network, at least one node of the plurality of nodes being designated a primary node, the primary...http://www.google.de/patents/US7995467?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7995467 - Apparatus and method for adapting to failures in gateway devices in mesh networks