Broadcast as a triggering mechanism for route discovery in ad-hoc networks
US6704293B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and/or an apparatus which places a broadcast message which the source expects a reply message in a broadcast message for route discovery. The combined message is broadcast throughout the ad-hoc network. When the combined broadcast message is received at the destination node, the destination node generates a response message including a reply message to the broadcast message that the source node expects a reply. The response message is sent back to the source node over the route which the combined broadcast message traveled to the destination node.
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