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Method and system for improving a wireless communication route

US8243603B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 7, 2005
Grant dateAug 14, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 4, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W48/08
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for improving a current wireless communication route, between a source node and a destination node in an on-demand wireless communication network, enables the current communication route to be improved even when the current route has not failed. The method includes analyzing at a local node a packet transmission from the source node, the packet transmission comprising a current route metric (step 705). The local node then determines that it can provide an improved wireless communication route, between the source node and the destination node, having a better route metric than the current route metric (step 710). A route improvement message is then transmitted from the local node to the source node (step 740).

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