METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESOURCE RESERVATION IN A MULTIHOP WIRELESS NETWORK
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1. A message format for use in one or more multihop flow reservation messages in a multihop wireless network comprising:
- a reservation originator identification;
a reservation terminator identification; and
a sequence control.
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Abstract
A message format for use in one or more multihop flow reservation messages in a multihop wireless network includes a reservation originator identification; a reservation terminator identification; a sequence control; and optionally a flow originator identification. A multihop flow reservation comprises forwarding a traffic stream request including the message format and forwarding a traffic stream reply including the message format along a multihop route. After the traffic stream reservation is completed, a data is forwarded along the multihop route.
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1. A message format for use in one or more multihop flow reservation messages in a multihop wireless network comprising:
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a reservation originator identification; a reservation terminator identification; and a sequence control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for resource reservation in a multihop wireless network comprising:
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sending an add traffic stream request message from an initiator to a next hop node, wherein the add traffic stream request message includes an information element comprising; a reservation originator identification, a reservation terminator identification, and a sequence control. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for resource reservation in a multihop wireless network comprising:
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sending an add traffic stream request message from an initiator to a next hop node, wherein the add traffic stream request message includes an information element comprising; a flow originator identification, a reservation originator identification, a reservation terminator identification, and a sequence control. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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