TDMA CHANNEL ACCESS SCHEDULING WITH NEIGHBOR INDIRECT ACKNOWLEDGMENT ALGORITHM (NbIA) FOR AD-HOC NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A method for operating a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) comprising a plurality of mobile nodes and a plurality of wireless communications links connecting the mobile nodes together, which comprises:
- contending for a plurality of Time Divisions Multiple Access (TDMA) slots in a frame using beacons from mobile nodes that are neighboring an n-hop distance to a source mobile node;
each neighboring node selecting a TDMA slot per frame;
for neighboring nodes not receiving an acknowledgement for successful beacons, contending on empty TDMA slots; and
resolving residual collisions using a collision detection mechanism.
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Abstract
A mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) includes a source mobile node, a destination mobile node, and a plurality of neighboring mobile nodes. The mobile nodes are operative for contending for a plurality of time division multiple access (TDMA) slots in a frame using beacons. Each neighboring node selects a TDMA slot per frame. For neighboring nodes not receiving an acknowledgment for successful beacons, those nodes contend on empty TDMA slots and resolve residual collisions using a collision detection mechanism.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for operating a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) comprising a plurality of mobile nodes and a plurality of wireless communications links connecting the mobile nodes together, which comprises:
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contending for a plurality of Time Divisions Multiple Access (TDMA) slots in a frame using beacons from mobile nodes that are neighboring an n-hop distance to a source mobile node; each neighboring node selecting a TDMA slot per frame; for neighboring nodes not receiving an acknowledgement for successful beacons, contending on empty TDMA slots; and resolving residual collisions using a collision detection mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) comprising a plurality of mobile nodes and a plurality of wireless communications links connecting the mobile nodes together, which comprises:
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contending for a plurality of Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) slots in a frame using beacons from mobile nodes that are neighboring an n-hop distance to a source mobile node; each neighboring node selecting a TDMA slot per frame; for neighboring nodes not receiving an acknowledgement for successful beacons, contending on empty TDMA slots; and resolving residual collisions using a void of bits within a Beacon Occupancy Vector (BOV) and a two-level BOV to distribute TDMA slot occupancy information to neighboring nodes and compensating for topology change due to node movement. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) comprising:
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a source mobile node; a destination mobile node; and a plurality of neighboring mobile nodes, wherein said neighboring mobile nodes are operative for contending for a plurality of Time Divisions Multiple Access (TDMA) slots in a frame using beacons, each neighboring node selecting a TDMA slot per frame, wherein for neighboring nodes not receiving an acknowledgement for successful beacons, contending on empty TDMA slots and resolving residual collisions using a collision detection mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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