Self-organized and self-managed ad hoc communications network
US7792137B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A self-organized and self-managed ad hoc network operates without the intervention of arbitration, collision detectors, hubs, master controllers, switches, or routers. The network may include both fixed and/or mobile stations. A self-organized and self-managed order of transmission sequence is automatically determined by the stations in the network, and then each station transmits in the order defined by that sequence. Stations can join in, or drop out of, the network at any time with little to no disruption of the network, and the transmission sequence is automatically updated to accommodate a joinder or removal.
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