Intelligent communication node object beacon framework (ICBF) with temporal transition network protocol (TTNP) in a mobile ad hoc network
US6763014B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W40/30
- 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. A method for managing and controlling the discovery and maintenance of routes in the network includes transmitting beacon signals from each mobile node, determining a node or group condition at each mobile node, and varying the beacon signals based upon the determined node/group condition. Route tables are bulit and updated at each mobile node with a first one of proactive and reactive route discovery processes to define routes in the network. The beacon signals are received and node/group condition information is stored at each node. Route stability over time is predicted based upon the node/group condition information, and when predicted route stability reaches a first transition parameter the method switches to a second one of the proactive and reactive route discovery processes.
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