System, device, and method for unifying differently-routed networks using virtual topology representations
US8139504B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/52
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for routing data through a first and a second ad-hoc network are described. Routing information structured according to a first routing protocol associated with a plurality of nodes in the first network is received at a border node that is part of at least the first and second ad-hoc networks. Routing information structured according to a second routing protocol associated with a plurality of nodes in the second ad-hoc network is also received. The received routing information is translated from the first routing protocol to the second routing protocol, or vice versa, and disseminated to nodes in the first or second ad-hoc networks. Data packets from nodes in the first ad-hoc network are forwarded to nodes in the second ad-hoc network, or vice versa, based in part on the translated routing information.
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