Method for managing a neighbor table and communication apparatus adapted for managing a neighbor table
US10536864B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B47/19
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a method of managing a neighbor table in a communication apparatus. The method includes the steps of the communication apparatus maintaining a neighbor table comprising a plurality of neighboring table entries corresponding to respective neighboring nodes being communication nodes in communication range of the communication apparatus. Upon determination that the neighbor table capacity has reached a threshold, replacing a first neighbor table entry corresponding to a first neighboring node from the neighbor table by a new neighbor table entry corresponding to a new neighboring node based on the determination that the new neighboring node is a communication partner. A communication node is defined as a communication partner if at least one the following conditions is met: a message including the communication partner as source address has been received by the communication apparatus, or a message including the communication partner as destination address has been transmitted by the communication apparatus.
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