Passive and distributed admission control method for ad hoc networks
US7317682B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for distributed admission control in communication channels of a network including a plurality of nodes measures, at each node, a traffic condition of a communication channel during successive time intervals having a predetermined length. At the particular node, the measured traffic condition for a last time interval is compared to a threshold. The state of the node is changed depending on the comparing.
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