Dynamic adaptive inter-layer control of wireless data communication networks
First Claim
1. A method of adaptively modifying communication parameters for a member of a wireless packet-switched data communication network, each member of the network implementing at least a low layer and a higher layer of communication functionality, the method comprising:
- determining current environmental networking information, for a member of the network, pertaining to the higher layer; and
dynamically adjusting, for said member of the network, one or more communication parameters pertaining to the low layer, based on the current higher layer information.
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Abstract
System, apparatus, and methods are disclosed wherewith a group of independent wireless routing devices known as Service Points work cooperatively to form an ad hoc mesh, communication network. The resulting Service Point Network is used to provide reliable address-directed communication services between devices attached by conventional means (wired or wireless) to respective Service Ports on any of the Service Points. Attached Utilizing Devices are not considered a part of the Service Point Network and need not contain any custom software or hardware related to the operations of the Service Point Network. Consequently, the networking technology used to form the Service Point Network is independent of the technology used for connecting devices to Service Points. Services for Utilizing Devices include both point-to-point as well as point-to-multi-point communication. To protect the security of network communications and the integrity of the network, the Service Points are assigned internal IP addresses and unique identifiers that need not be disclosed to the Utilizing Devices. The unique identifiers in turn are used to derive public and private encryption key pairs for each Service Point.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of adaptively modifying communication parameters for a member of a wireless packet-switched data communication network, each member of the network implementing at least a low layer and a higher layer of communication functionality, the method comprising:
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determining current environmental networking information, for a member of the network, pertaining to the higher layer; and
dynamically adjusting, for said member of the network, one or more communication parameters pertaining to the low layer, based on the current higher layer information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Adaptive apparatus operable as a member of a wireless communication network, the apparatus comprising:
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one or more low layers embodying one or more of;
{physical communication functionality, media access control (“
MAC”
) communication functionality};
a higher layer embodying network-level communication functionality;
a multi-hop routing module configured to route packets within the ad-hoc network; and
an adaptation module configured to dynamically adjust one or more communication parameters pertaining to the low layer, based on current environmental information pertaining to the higher layer. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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