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Method for link quality estimation in a wireless network

US8724493B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NEC EUROPE LTD. · DE

Inventors

Marcus Schoeller · Kronau, DE
Pierre Imai · Tokyo, JP
Stefan Schmid · Waiblingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2009
Grant date	May 13, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 28, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L43/0829
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for link quality estimation in a wireless network, is characterized in that nodes of the wireless network perform the steps of sending packets to other nodes, monitoring all packets received from other nodes being located within their communication range, and calculating sent-received ratios with respect to other nodes and deriving thereof a link quality towards the respective nodes.

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