Dynamic next hop routing protocol
US6421731B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/042
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a wireless network having a plurality of nodes which roam about the network, a method for routing data packets among the nodes whereby each of the nodes carries out the steps of maintaining a list of nodes which are reachable through the node based on advertisements received from other nodes; advertising to other nodes the list of nodes which are reachable through the node; and when receiving a data packet for which the node is not the ultimate destination, forwarding the data packet towards the ultimate destination based on the list of nodes.
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