OPTIMIZATION PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR A HETEROGENEOUS AD HOC NETWORK
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1. A method, comprising:
- identifying available lenders and existing networks within a vicinity of a borrower;
selecting an optimization technique for completing a task of the borrower;
calculating, for a plurality of network options, a value for completing the borrower'"'"'s task according to the optimization technique; and
selecting an optimum network option to complete the borrower'"'"'s task,wherein the plurality of network options includes forming a heterogeneous network composed of both a peer-to-peer network and a multiplexed network.
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Abstract
Method and system for optimizing selection of a network. The method includes identifying available lenders and existing networks within a vicinity of a borrower, selecting an optimization technique for completing a task of the borrower, calculating, for a plurality of network options, a value for completing the borrower'"'"'s task according to the optimization technique, and selecting an optimum network option to complete the borrower'"'"'s task. The plurality of network options includes forming a heterogeneous network composed of both a peer-to-peer network and a multiplexed network.
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48 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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identifying available lenders and existing networks within a vicinity of a borrower; selecting an optimization technique for completing a task of the borrower; calculating, for a plurality of network options, a value for completing the borrower'"'"'s task according to the optimization technique; and selecting an optimum network option to complete the borrower'"'"'s task, wherein the plurality of network options includes forming a heterogeneous network composed of both a peer-to-peer network and a multiplexed network. - 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 for finding an optimum network for a requester of bandwidth, comprising:
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a device to identify available bandwidth lenders and existing networks within a vicinity of the requester; a selector unit to select an optimization technique for completing a task of the requester; a calculator to calculate, for a plurality of network options, a value for completing the requester'"'"'s task according to the optimization technique; and a selection device to select the optimum network from the calculated values, wherein the network options include a heterogeneous network composed of a peer-to-peer network and a multiplexed network. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system comprising:
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a server having a database containing data associated with one or more instructions for implementing peer-to-peer, multiplexed, and heterogeneous ad-hoc networks; and at least one of a hardware and software component for optimizing selection of, from a plurality of network options, an optimum network based upon an optimization technique selected by the borrower, wherein the plurality of network options includes a heterogeneous network composed of a peer-to-peer network and a multiplexed network, and wherein the optimum network is one of joined by the borrower or formed to include the borrower. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A method for optimizing selection of a network in an ad hoc network architecture, comprising:
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a computer infrastructure operable to; select an optimization technique for completing a task; calculate, for a plurality of network options, a value for completing the task according to the optimization technique; and select an optimum network to complete the task, wherein the plurality of network options includes forming a heterogeneous network composed of both a peer-to-peer network and a multiplexed network. - View Dependent Claims (45)
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46. 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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identify available lenders and existing networks within a vicinity of a borrower; select an optimization technique for completing a task of the borrower; calculate, for a plurality of network options, a value for completing the borrower'"'"'s task according to the optimization technique; and select an optimum network option to complete the borrower'"'"'s task, wherein the plurality of network options includes forming a heterogeneous network composed of both a peer-to-peer network and a multiplexed network. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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