Predictive route maintenance in a mobile ad hoc network
US7453864B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- 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 operating the network includes discovering and using routes in the network, predicting route failure in the network, and performing route maintenance in the network based upon the predicted route failure.
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