Network construction method and communication system for communicating between different groups via representative device of each group
US6396814B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1881
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication network construction method comprises the steps of grouping the communication devices belonging to a communication network into one or a plurality of communication groups. In a selection step, one or a plurality of representative devices are selected in each communication group formed in the grouping step. In a communication step, each communication device communicates directly with the communication devices belonging to the same group, and communicates with the communication devices belonging to a different group by first transmitting data to the representative device of the same communication group and then causing the representative device to transfer a part or the whole of the data to the representative device of the different communication group.
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