Forwarding and routing in sensor networks

US9344951B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9344951-B2
Application numberUS-201113278840-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 21, 2011
Priority dateOct 22, 2010
Publication dateMay 17, 2016
Grant dateMay 17, 2016

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Opportunistic forwarding of packet based communication is implemented by way of attention to link quality to determine a suitable prioritised route for communication. Ranking of potential routes (or the next hop in a route) can be conducted locally, with reference to a link quality metric also. Channel access by nodes of the same rank in a graph based network can be by way of link quality also.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of routing a message from a source node to a destination node, in a network having a plurality of nodes arranged as a directed acyclic graph, DAG, said plurality of nodes further arranged in a plurality of ranks in which said destination node has lower rank than said source node, the method comprising: forwarding said message through a plurality of intermediate nodes in said network between said source node and said destination node, the forwa…

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What does patent US9344951B2 cover?
Opportunistic forwarding of packet based communication is implemented by way of attention to link quality to determine a suitable prioritised route for communication. Ranking of potential routes (or the next hop in a route) can be conducted locally, with reference to a link quality metric also. Channel access by nodes of the same rank in a graph based network can be by way of link quality also.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fan Zhong, Gormus Sedat, Toshiba Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W40/16. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 17 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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