MOBILE NETWORKING METHOD AND SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A dynamically adapted network environment, comprising:
- one or more mobile objects (MO'"'"'s); and
one or more corresponding network neighborhoods wherein each of the one or more MO'"'"'s is the center of a corresponding network neighborhood which is adapted locally to accommodate a movement of its corresponding MO in a manner that sustains substantially seamless communication traffic.
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Abstract
A dynamically adapted network environment is disclosed. The dynamically adapted network environment has one or more mobile objects (MO'"'"'s) and one or more corresponding network neighborhoods. Each of the one or more MO'"'"'s is the center of a corresponding network neighborhood which is adapted locally to accommodate a movement of its corresponding MO in a manner that sustains substantially seamless communication traffic. A method of enabling seamless wireless roaming of a mobile object (MO) on a wireless network is also disclosed. A network neighborhood is defined for the MO based at least on a location of the MO. Communication traffic associated with the MO is buffered for redirection to at least one predicted future network connection point (NCP) which is part of the network neighborhood.
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25 Claims
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1. A dynamically adapted network environment, comprising:
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one or more mobile objects (MO'"'"'s); and one or more corresponding network neighborhoods wherein each of the one or more MO'"'"'s is the center of a corresponding network neighborhood which is adapted locally to accommodate a movement of its corresponding MO in a manner that sustains substantially seamless communication traffic.
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2. A method of identifying a network neighborhood for a mobile object (MO), comprising:
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determining a location of the MO; predicting one or more other network connection points (NCP'"'"'s) which the MO is likely to connect-to in addition to a current NCP based on at least the location of the MO; identifying any network objects necessary to provide communication traffic between the current NCP and the one or more other NCP'"'"'s; and identifying the network neighborhood for the MO as including the current NCP, the one or more other NCP'"'"'s, and the one or more network objects. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of enabling seamless wireless roaming of a mobile object (MO) on a wireless network, comprising:
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defining a network neighborhood for the MO based at least on a location of the MO; and buffering communication traffic associated with the MO for redirection to at least one predicted future network connection point (NCP) which is part of the network neighborhood. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for mobile networking, comprising:
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a) a controller; b) a plurality of network connection points (NCP'"'"'s) configured to communicate with a mobile object (MO); c) at least one network object which couples the plurality of NCP'"'"'s to the controller; and d) wherein one or more of the controller, the plurality of NCP'"'"'s, and the at least one network object are configured to; 1) define a network neighborhood for the MO based at least on a location of the MO; and 2) buffer communication traffic associated with the MO for redirection to at least one predicted future network connection point (NCP) which is part of the network neighborhood. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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