Predictive routing including the use of fuzzy logic in a mobile ad hoc network
First Claim
1. A method for operating a mobile ad hoc network comprising a plurality of mobile nodes and a plurality of wireless communication links connecting the mobile nodes together, the method comprising:
- predicting future-needed routes in the network using fuzzy logic, a route comprising a set of wireless communication links and mobile nodes from a source to a destination;
discovering routes, including at least one of partial routes and complete routes, based upon the predicted future-needed routes; and
storing the routes.
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Abstract
The mobile ad hoc network includes a plurality of wireless mobile nodes and a plurality of wireless communication links connecting the nodes together. A method for managing and controlling the discovery and maintenance of routes in the network includes predicting future-needed routes or the need for future communications in the network using fuzzy logic. Partial and complete routes are discovered along predicted future-needed routes based upon the precited need for routes. Route tables are built and updated at each mobile node with a route discovery process to store the partial and complete routes in the network.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for operating a mobile ad hoc network comprising a plurality of mobile nodes and a plurality of wireless communication links connecting the mobile nodes together, the method comprising:
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predicting future-needed routes in the network using fuzzy logic, a route comprising a set of wireless communication links and mobile nodes from a source to a destination;
discovering routes, including at least one of partial routes and complete routes, based upon the predicted future-needed routes; and
storing the routes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile ad hoc network comprising:
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a plurality of mobile nodes;
a plurality of wireless communication links connecting the mobile nodes together;
each mobile node comprising a communications device to wirelessly communicate with other nodes of the plurality of nodes via the wireless communication links, and a controller to route communications via the communications device, and comprising a fuzzy-logic route-need predictor to predict a need for future communications between at least two of the plurality of mobile nodes using fuzzy logic, route tables to define partial and complete routes in the network, a route comprising a set of wireless communication links and mobile nodes from a source node to a destination node, and a route discovery module to discover routes, including at least one of partial and complete routes, based upon the need for future communications, and to update the route tables. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless mobile node for use in a mobile ad hoc network comprising a plurality of mobile nodes, and a plurality of wireless communication links connecting the mobile nodes together, the wireless mobile node comprising:
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a communications device to wirelessly communicate with other nodes of the plurality of nodes via the wireless communication links; and
a controller to route communications via the communications device, and comprising a fuzzy-logic route-need predictor to predict a need for future communications between at least two of the plurality of mobile nodes using fuzzy logic, route tables to define partial and complete routes in the network, a route comprising a set of wireless communication links and mobile nodes from a source node to a destination node, and a route discovery module to discover routes, including at least one of partial and complete routes, based upon the need for future communications, and to update the route tables. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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