Network and intelligent cell for providing sensing, bidirectional communications and control
US5844888A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P80/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network for providing sensing and control using cells having distributed intelligence. A link between a first cell and a second cell is established by assigning some cells as repeaters. A first packet is modified with the ID of the cells that rebroadcast the packet as it makes its way in the network from the first cell to the second cell. The second cell returns a packet causing cells in the link to be assigned as repeaters.
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