Network construction method and communication system for communicating between different groups via representative device of each group
First Claim
1. A method of constructing a communication network, comprising the steps of:
- grouping communication devices belonging to a communication network into one or a plurality of communication groups;
selecting at least one representative device in each communication group formed in said grouping step; and
after said selecting step is effected, causing each communication device to communicate directly with each communication device belonging to a same communication group and to communicate with each communication device belonging to a different group by first transmitting data to said at least one representative device of the same communication group and then causing said at least one representative device of said same communication group to transfer part or a whole of the data to the at least one representative device of said different group.
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Abstract
A communication network construction method comprises the steps of grouping the communication devices belonging to a communication network into one or a plurality of communication groups. In a selection step, one or a plurality of representative devices are selected in each communication group formed in the grouping step. In a communication step, each communication device communicates directly with the communication devices belonging to the same group, and communicates with the communication devices belonging to a different group by first transmitting data to the representative device of the same communication group and then causing the representative device to transfer a part or the whole of the data to the representative device of the different communication group.
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7 Claims
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1. A method of constructing a communication network, comprising the steps of:
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grouping communication devices belonging to a communication network into one or a plurality of communication groups;
selecting at least one representative device in each communication group formed in said grouping step; and
after said selecting step is effected, causing each communication device to communicate directly with each communication device belonging to a same communication group and to communicate with each communication device belonging to a different group by first transmitting data to said at least one representative device of the same communication group and then causing said at least one representative device of said same communication group to transfer part or a whole of the data to the at least one representative device of said different group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A communication system comprising:
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a grouping processing section for grouping communication devices belonging to a communication network into at least one communication group; and
a selection processing section for selecting at least one representative device from each communication group grouped by said grouping processing section;
wherein said communication system executes the steps of;
after selecting said at least one representative device in said selection processing section, causing each communication device to communicate directly with the communication devices belonging to the same communication group and to communicate with a communication device belonging to a different communication group by first transmitting data to the at least one representative device of said same communication group and causing said at least one representative device of said same group to transfer part or a whole of said data to the at least one representative device of said different communication group.
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7. A computer-readable recording medium for storing a program executed for constructing a communication network, said program being used for executing the steps of:
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grouping communication devices belonging to a communication network into at least one communication group;
selecting at least one representative device in each communication group thus grouped; and
after said selection step, causing each of the communication devices to communicate directly with the communication devices belonging to a same group and to communicate with communication devices belonging to a different group by first transmitting data to the at least one representative device of said same group and then causing said at least one representative device of said same group to transfer a part or a whole of the data to the at least one representative device of the different group.
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