Method and apparatus for deploying an ad-hoc network
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1. A method for deploying an ad-hoc network, the method comprising the steps of:
- serially dropping a plurality of ad-hoc nodes throughout a geographic area; and
wherein the plurality of ad-hoc nodes automatically become a piconet coordinator based on a threshold.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for real-time ad-hoc network deployment is provided herein. During deployment, nodes that make up the network are periodically dropped in a serial fashion. During deployment, a node will immediately determine if it will become a network coordinator by determining if a piconet coordinator beacon is heard. If, during deployment, a beacon isn'"'"'t heard, the node will become a piconet coordinator and will assume those responsibilities immediately.
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1. A method for deploying an ad-hoc network, the method comprising the steps of:
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serially dropping a plurality of ad-hoc nodes throughout a geographic area; and
wherein the plurality of ad-hoc nodes automatically become a piconet coordinator based on a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising the steps of:
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determining that a node has been deployed;
determining if a beacon has been heard; and
becoming a piconet coordinator if the beacon has not been heard otherwise becoming a standard node within an ad-hoc communication system. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a sensor determining that a node has been deployed; and
logic circuitry determining if a beacon has been heard and instructing the node to become a piconet coordinator if the beacon has not been heard, otherwise instructing the node to become a regular node within an ad-hoc communication system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a sensor determining that a node has been dropped; and
logic circuitry determining whether or not to become a piconet coordinator based on if the node has been dropped, wherein the logic circuitry determines whether or not to become a piconet coordinator based on a statistic. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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