COALITION FORMATION AND SERVICE PROVISIONING OF BANDWIDTH SHARING AD HOC NETWORKS
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1. A method, comprising:
- forming an ad hoc network composed of a multiplexer coupling a borrower to at least one lender; and
forming a coalition composed of the ad hoc network and at least one other multiplexer.
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Abstract
Method, system, and computer program product for enabling dynamic creation of a coalition of multiplexed ad hoc networks to form larger ad hoc networks for service provisioning, in which multiplexers can be connected together in either a hierarchical structure or a parallel structure. Includes method, system, and computer program product for forming an ad hoc network composed of a multiplexer coupling a borrower to at least one lender and forming a coalition composed of the ad hoc network and at least one other multiplexer.
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38 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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forming an ad hoc network composed of a multiplexer coupling a borrower to at least one lender; and forming a coalition composed of the ad hoc network and at least one other multiplexer. - 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, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system comprising:
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an ad hoc network composed of a multiplexer coupling a borrower to at least one lender; and at least one other multiplexer coupled to the ad hoc network to share bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system comprising:
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a server having a database containing data associated with one or more instructions for implementing a coalition formation in an ad-hoc network; and at least one of a hardware and software component for selecting at least one multiplexer having available bandwidth and for forming the coalition with the at least one multiplexer having available bandwidth and the ad-hoc network composed of a requesting multiplexer coupling a borrower of bandwidth to at least one lender. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A method for forming a coalition, comprising:
a computer infrastructure operable to; identify at least one multiplexer having additional bandwidth to share with an ad hoc network composed of a requesting multiplexer coupling a borrower to at least one lender; select at least one of the at least one multiplexer having available bandwidth to form a coalition with the ad hoc network; assign at least a portion of a task requested by the borrower to the selected at least one multiplexer having available bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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38. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having readable program code embodied in the medium and including at least one component to:
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create an ad hoc network composed of a multiplexer coupling a borrower to at least one lender; and form a coalition in which at least one other multiplexer is coupled to the ad hoc network to share bandwidth.
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