Cumulative node heartbeat relay agents in constrained computer networks
US9178772B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S40/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a message instructing a particular node to act as a heartbeat relay agent is received at the particular node in a network. The particular node is selected to receive the message based on a centrality of the particular node. Heartbeat messages are then collected from child nodes of the particular node in the network. Based on the collected heartbeat messages, a heartbeat report is generated, and the report is transmitted to a collecting node in the network.
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