Intelligent communication node object beacon framework including neighbor discovery in a mobile ad hoc network
US6763013B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The mobile ad hoc network includes a plurality of wireless mobile nodes and a plurality of wireless communication links connecting the nodes together. The nodes advertise using variable beacon signals. The method includes neighbor discovery with beacon signal detection. The method includes searching for the variable beacon signals at a given mobile node using an initial detection rate and at an initial detection frequency, and increasing a detection rate from the initial detection rate up to a maximum detection rate while searching for the variable beacon signals at the initial detection frequency. The detection frequency may also be varied.
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