MULTINODE ARRANGEMENT

• US 20090103463A1
• Filed: 12/30/2008
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Raytheon BBN Technlogies Corp. (Rtx Corporation)
• Inventors: Redi, Jason Keith
• Granted Patent: US 8,305,905 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/310
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/26 Cell enhancers or enhancement, e.g. for tunnels, building shadow

Abstract

The present invention provides a multinode arrangement that utilizes a plurality of nodes that communicate with each other by RF transmissions and hardwire communications. The use of both hardwire and RF transmission provides the advantages obtained with both forms of transmission.

Claims

1. A multinode arrangement for establishing a communication network for transmitting information between the first object and a second objects, comprising:

a plurality of nodes;

wherein the plurality of nodes includes at least the first node and a second node, wherein the first node and the second node are connected by and communicate through a hardwire connection; and

wherein the plurality of nodes includes at least a third node that communicates with at least the first node or the second node through an RF communication link.

2-23. -23. (canceled)