Identification of long links within a wireless network
US7924749B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W40/246
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method of identifying long links within a wireless network is disclosed. The method includes identifying long links within a wireless network. The method includes a first node estimating a link quality of a wireless link between the first node and a second node of the wireless network. The first node uni-casts packets to the second node. The first node monitors a packet acknowledgment success rate. The first node identifies the wireless link to be a long link if the link quality is above a link threshold, and the packet acknowledgment success rate is below an acknowledgment threshold.
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