Roadside network unit and method of organizing, managing and maintaining local network using local peer groups as network groups
First Claim
1. An ad-hoc wireless network system comprising;
- at least one stationary roadside network unit (RSU) having at least one co-located antenna; and
at least one local peer group (LPG), said LPG being formed from a plurality of moving vehicles,said LPG includes;
a group header node (GH) for managing said LPG, said GH is elected from said plurality of moving vehicles;
at least one group node (GN) designated from the remaining moving vehicles of said plurality of moving vehicles,each of said plurality of moving vehicles, whether said GH or said at least one GN, communicates with other of said plurality of moving vehicles using routing paths created based upon a first control packet broadcast from said GH and a second control packet broadcast from each of said at least one GN, each of said moving vehicles communicates with said at least one RSU using a routing path created based upon a beacon broadcast by said at least one RSU and a reply signal from each of said plurality of moving vehicles.
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Abstract
An ad-hoc wireless network with a roadside network unit (RSU) and a local peer group (LPG). The LPG is formed from a plurality of moving vehicles. The LPG includes a group header node (GH) for managing the LPG. The GH is elected from one of the moving vehicles. The LPG further includes group nodes (GN) designated from the remaining moving vehicles in a given area. Each of the moving vehicles, whether the GH or the GN, communicates with other using routing paths created based upon a first control packet broadcast from the GH and a second control packet broadcast from each of the GN. Each moving vehicle communicates with the RSU using a routing paths created based upon a beacon broadcast by the RSU and a reply signal from each of the moving vehicles. The RSU can also be a member of the LPG and act as GN or GH.
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29 Claims
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1. An ad-hoc wireless network system comprising;
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at least one stationary roadside network unit (RSU) having at least one co-located antenna; and at least one local peer group (LPG), said LPG being formed from a plurality of moving vehicles, said LPG includes; a group header node (GH) for managing said LPG, said GH is elected from said plurality of moving vehicles; at least one group node (GN) designated from the remaining moving vehicles of said plurality of moving vehicles, each of said plurality of moving vehicles, whether said GH or said at least one GN, communicates with other of said plurality of moving vehicles using routing paths created based upon a first control packet broadcast from said GH and a second control packet broadcast from each of said at least one GN, each of said moving vehicles communicates with said at least one RSU using a routing path created based upon a beacon broadcast by said at least one RSU and a reply signal from each of said plurality of moving vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An ad-hoc wireless network system comprising;
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at least one local peer group (LPG), said LPG being formed from a plurality of moving vehicles and at least one stationary network unit, said LPG includes; a group header node (GH) for managing said LPG, said GH is elected from said plurality of moving vehicles or said at least one stationary roadside network unit (RSU); at least one group node (GN) designated from the remaining moving vehicles of said plurality of moving vehicles and said at least one stationary network unit, each of said plurality of moving vehicles and said at least one stationary network unit, whether said GH or said at least one GN, communicates with each other using routing paths created based upon a first control packet broadcast from said GH and a second control packet broadcast from each of said at least one GN. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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