System and method for self propagating information in ad-hoc peer-to-peer networks
US6970444B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for providing network data and system upgrades to individual nodes within an ad-hoc network without requiring network-wide information broadcasts. The system and method identifies adjacent devices authorized to share system and upgrade information. Nodes are directed to prepare and transmit requests for upgrade information from adjacent devices, such that upgrade information may be passed, from one node to the next, reaching each node in the network. The node-to-node upgrade propagation thereby replaces traditional network-wide broadcasts of upgrade information.
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