Distance adaptive routing protocol
US8059544B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/2416
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of routing packets in an ad-hoc network is provided. The method determines a hop count for a route. Then, a redundancy value is calculated based on the hop count. A plurality of packets containing identical payload information is then sent down a number of routes equal to the redundancy value.
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