System and method for determining an optimal backbone for robotic relay networks
US8331267B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for determining an optimal backbone for a robotic relay network are provided. A robotic relay network comprising a plurality of nodes including a base station node, one or more mobile relay nodes, and one or more user nodes is provided. A signal strength value for each pair-wise communication link between each of the nodes is identified. A weight function is applied to each communication link value to determine a communication link weight. An optimal backbone tree is determined from the communication link weights.
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