Mobile access node routing selections through a mesh network
First Claim
1. A method of a mobile access node selecting a routing path through a mesh network, comprising:
- receiving routing packets from at least one upstream access node, the routing packets including information of at least one upstream access node along a path to a gateway access node;
assigning a weight to each received routing packet, wherein the weight is dependent on how recently the routing packet is received;
calculating a packet success rate for each upstream access node by summing routing packets weights over a period of time for each upstream access node;
the mobile node selecting the routing path through one of the at least one upstream access node based upon the packet success rate of routing packets received from each upstream access node.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of a mobile access node selecting a routing path through a mesh network is disclosed. The method includes receiving routing packets from at least one upstream access node, the routing packets including information of at least one upstream access node along a path to a gateway access node. A weight is assigned to each received routing packet, wherein the weight is dependent on how recently the routing packet is received. A packet success rate is calculated for each upstream access node by summing routing packets weights over a period of time for each upstream access node. The mobile node selecting the routing path through one of the at least one upstream access node based upon the packet success rate of routing packets received from each upstream access node.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of a mobile access node selecting a routing path through a mesh network, comprising:
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receiving routing packets from at least one upstream access node, the routing packets including information of at least one upstream access node along a path to a gateway access node;
assigning a weight to each received routing packet, wherein the weight is dependent on how recently the routing packet is received;
calculating a packet success rate for each upstream access node by summing routing packets weights over a period of time for each upstream access node;
the mobile node selecting the routing path through one of the at least one upstream access node based upon the packet success rate of routing packets received from each upstream access node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of selecting routing paths through a wireless mesh network comprising fixed access nodes and mobile access nodes, the method comprising:
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at least one gateway access node originating routing packets at a predetermined rate;
each fixed access nodes selecting an upstream route through an upstream fixed access node based upon a packet success rate of routing packets received from at least one upstream access node;
each mobile access nodes assigning a weight to each received routing packet, wherein the weight is dependent on how recently the routing packet is received;
the mobile nodes calculating a packet success rate for each upstream access node by summing routing packets weights over a period of time for each upstream access node;
the mobile nodes selecting the routing path through one of the at least one upstream access node based upon the packet success rate of routing packets received from each upstream access node. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A software program operable on a processing unit of a mobile access node, the software program executable to perform the following steps:
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assigning a weight to each routing packet received by the mobile access node, wherein the weight is dependent on how recently the routing packet is received;
calculating a packet success rate for each upstream access node by summing routing packets weights over a period of time for each upstream access node;
the mobile node selecting the routing path through one of the at least one upstream access node based upon the packet success rate of routing packets received from each upstream access node.
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