Central coordinator selection in ad hoc network
First Claim
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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Abstract
Disclosed herein is 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. The method includes the steps of (a) engaging all of the nodes in activity leading to an analysis of the topology map, and (b) from such engaging, and from the resulting nodal analysis, implementing 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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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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8. 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 based upon individual, locally possessed, per-node maps describing, for all of the nodes, their respective identities, capabilities, and associated inter-nodal communication link numbers and qualities, said method comprising
engaging all of the nodes in an analysis of individually, locally possessed topology maps, one per node 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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9. 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, from discovered nodes lists in existence for all of the nodes, their respective identities, capabilities, and associated inter-nodal communication link numbers and qualities, said method comprising
engaging, of all of the nodes, at least one node in an analysis of the topology map, and from said engaging, and from the resulting analysis, implementing a process, on behalf of all of the nodes, and by said at least one node, to establish at least a predesignation of best candidate(s) to become the thereafter, effectively all-nodal-selected central coordinator node.
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