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Distance adaptive routing protocol

US8059544B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 20, 2006
Grant dateNov 15, 2011
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Expiry dateNov 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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