Intelligent communication node object beacon framework in a mobile ad hoc network
US6975614B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- 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 method includes node advertisement, or group of mobile nodes, in the mobile ad hoc network. The group of mobile nodes includes a temporary or permanent association of two or more of the plurality of mobile nodes. The method includes transmitting node/group information using a beacon signal, determining a node/group condition of the corresponding mobile node or group of nodes, and varying the beacon signal based upon the determined condition.
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