System and method for packet delivery backtracking
US9001645B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Traditional computer networks have been designed with the need for highly reliable packet delivery. This is largely handled by a centrally managed simple send-acknowledge protocol. In a highly dynamic mesh network, these methods are inadequate to ensure the most reliable packet delivery. This invention uses the natural redundancy of routes in a mesh and other techniques to increase the reliability of a network, even as the paths to any given node are dynamic in nature.
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