Wireless communication device and method for searching for bypass route in wireless network
US9485676B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless communication device comprising: a storage configured to store identification information identifying a particular adjacent device from among the plurality of wireless communication devices that is adjacent to the wireless communication device and that transmits, to the wireless communication device, data addressed to a final destination device; a generator configured to generate search data that includes information indicating a search of a route to the final destination device; a transmitter configured to broadcast the search data to adjacent devices; and a decision unit configured to determine that a bypass route from the particular adjacent device to the final destination device is not present when data that includes information indicating that the search data does not reach the final destination device is received from all particular adjacent devices for which identification information is stored in the storage.
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