Method and system for determining a relative position of a device on a network
US6937569B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for determining a relative location of a device on a network is provided. In this system and method, a list of landmark nodes provided on the network is received. Then, a value which is a time, a latency and/or a distance from the device to each of the landmark nodes is determined. Each of the determined values corresponding to the respective node of the landmark nodes is transmitted to a central arrangement to provide the relative location of the device with respect to the landmark nodes.
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