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Central coordinator selection in ad hoc network

  • US 20060031429A1
  • Filed: 08/06/2004
  • Published: 02/09/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method employable in the task, during organizing of an ad hoc network from a collection of plural nodes, of selecting a central coordinator node, where such organizing is taking place in a setting wherein there is available, to all of the nodes in the collection, a topology map describing, for all of the nodes, their respective identities, capabilities, and associated inter-nodal communication link numbers and qualities, said method comprising effectively engaging all of the nodes in activity leading to an analysis of the topology map, and from said engaging, and from the resulting analysis, implementing effectively an all-nodal participatory process to establish at least a predesignation of best candidate(s) to become the thereafter selected central coordinator node.

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