AGGREGATION AND PROPAGATION OF SENSOR DATA WITHIN NEIGHBOR DISCOVERY MESSAGES IN A TREE-BASED AD HOC NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- attaching, by a mobile router, to an attachment router according to a protocol requiring establishment of a tree topology having a single clusterhead, the attaching by the mobile router based on the mobile router receiving, from the attachment router, an advertisement message specifying an attachment prefix;
outputting by the mobile router a second advertisement message specifying availability of a prescribed address prefix used by the mobile router and distinct from the attachment prefix, and further specifying attributes of the mobile router relative to the tree topology;
receiving by the mobile router a plurality of sensor data messages from at least one attached sensor host node, each sensor data message specifying at least one sensor data element specifying a detected sensor parameter;
aggregating by the mobile router the sensor data elements from the sensor data messages into aggregated sensor data; and
generating and outputting by the mobile router a neighbor advertisement message to the attachment router, the neighbor advertisement message specifying the aggregated sensor data.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method comprises attaching, by a mobile router, to an attachment router according to a protocol requiring establishment of a tree topology having a single clusterhead, the attaching by the mobile router based on the mobile router receiving, from the attachment router, an advertisement message specifying an attachment prefix; outputting a second advertisement message specifying availability of a prescribed address prefix used by the mobile router, and further specifying attributes of the mobile router relative to the tree topology; receiving a plurality of sensor data messages from at least one attached sensor host node, each sensor data message specifying at least one sensor data element specifying a detected sensor parameter; aggregating the sensor data elements from the sensor data messages into aggregated sensor data; and generating and outputting a neighbor advertisement message to the attachment router, the neighbor advertisement message specifying the aggregated sensor data.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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attaching, by a mobile router, to an attachment router according to a protocol requiring establishment of a tree topology having a single clusterhead, the attaching by the mobile router based on the mobile router receiving, from the attachment router, an advertisement message specifying an attachment prefix; outputting by the mobile router a second advertisement message specifying availability of a prescribed address prefix used by the mobile router and distinct from the attachment prefix, and further specifying attributes of the mobile router relative to the tree topology; receiving by the mobile router a plurality of sensor data messages from at least one attached sensor host node, each sensor data message specifying at least one sensor data element specifying a detected sensor parameter; aggregating by the mobile router the sensor data elements from the sensor data messages into aggregated sensor data; and generating and outputting by the mobile router a neighbor advertisement message to the attachment router, the neighbor advertisement message specifying the aggregated sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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an Internet protocol (IP) interface circuit configured for receiving an advertisement message that specifies an attachment prefix from an attachment router, the IP interface circuit further configured for outputting a second advertisement message specifying availability of a prescribed address prefix used by the apparatus and distinct from the attachment prefix, the IP interface circuit further configured for receiving a plurality of sensor data messages from at least one attached sensor host node, each sensor data message specifying at least one sensor data element specifying a detected sensor parameter; and a second circuit configured for attaching to the attachment router as a mobile router and according to a protocol requiring establishment of a tree topology having a single clusterhead, the second circuit configured for generating the second advertisement message to specify attributes of the apparatus relative to the tree topology, the second circuit further configured for generating the second advertisement message in response to attachment to the attachment router, the second circuit further configured for aggregating the sensor data elements from the sensor data messages into aggregated sensor data, and generating, for output by the IP interface circuit, a neighbor advertisement message to the attachment router and that specifies the aggregated sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving an advertisement message that specifies an attachment prefix from an attachment router, the means for receiving further configured for outputting a second advertisement message specifying availability of a prescribed address prefix used by the apparatus and distinct from the attachment prefix, the means for receiving further configured for receiving a plurality of sensor data messages from at least one attached sensor host node, each sensor data message specifying at least one sensor data element specifying a detected sensor parameter; and means for attaching to the attachment router according to a protocol requiring establishment of a tree topology having a single clusterhead, the means for attaching configured for generating the second advertisement message to specify attributes of the apparatus relative to the tree topology, the means for attaching further configured for generating the second advertisement message in response to attachment to the attachment router, the means for attaching further configured for aggregating the sensor data elements from the sensor data messages into aggregated sensor data, and generating, for output by the means for receiving, a neighbor advertisement message to the attachment router and that specifies the aggregated sensor data.
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