System and method to discover and maintain multiple routes in a wireless communication network
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1. A wireless multihopping communication network, comprising:
- a plurality of stationary nodes;
a plurality of mobile nodes, each of the mobile nodes being adapted to communicate with at least one of the stationary nodes; and
at least one of the stationary nodes is adapted to determine and maintain a plurality of communication routes to at least one other stationary node, and each of the mobile nodes is adapted refrain from maintaining a plurality of routes to any other mobile node or any of the stationary nodes.
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Abstract
An improved system and method for discovering and maintaining multiple routes in a wireless communication network (100), in particular, a wireless multi-hopping ad-hoc peer-to-peer communication network (100). The system and method use a combination of proactive and reactive routing protocols to effectively and efficiently discover and maintain multiple routes between nodes (106, 107).
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1. A wireless multihopping communication network, comprising:
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a plurality of stationary nodes;
a plurality of mobile nodes, each of the mobile nodes being adapted to communicate with at least one of the stationary nodes; and
at least one of the stationary nodes is adapted to determine and maintain a plurality of communication routes to at least one other stationary node, and each of the mobile nodes is adapted refrain from maintaining a plurality of routes to any other mobile node or any of the stationary nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of maintaining communication routes in a wireless multihopping communication network, comprising:
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providing a plurality of stationary nodes and a plurality of mobile nodes, each of the mobile nodes being adapted to communicate with at least one of the stationary nodes;
operating at least one of the stationary nodes to determine and maintain a plurality of communication routes to at least one other stationary node; and
controlling each of the mobile nodes to refrain from maintaining a plurality of routes to any other mobile node or any of the stationary nodes. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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