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COMMUNICATION NETWORK TOPOLOGY DETERMINATION

  • US 20090109868A1
  • Filed: 09/14/2007
  • Published: 04/30/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining a topology of a communication network by evaluating costs of states each representing a possible assignment of hubs and remote nodes to nodes of the communication network, the hubs connecting to a central network, the remote nodes connecting wirelessly to the hubs and obtaining connectivity to the central network through the hubs,wherein the cost of each state is determined based on costs for configuring each node as a hub or a remote node, uplink frequencies for sending data from the remote nodes to corresponding hubs, and downlink frequencies for sending data from the hubs to corresponding remote nodes.

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