METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECTIONAL NETWORKING TOPOLOGY MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A directional link management system comprising:
- a network manager, wherein the network manager is capable of providing a set of performance parameters for a wireless network in which directional links are used by a plurality of nodes in the wireless network;
a router, wherein the router is capable of routing information to neighbor nodes within the plurality of nodes and is capable of providing information about links between the plurality of nodes in the wireless network environment;
a situational awareness database, wherein the situational awareness database stores information about nodes;
a neighbor discovery module capable of detecting a presence of a new node in addition to the plurality of nodes;
a topology manager, wherein the topology manager is capable of identifying a set of links for a node with a set of nodes using the set of performance parameters, information about the links, and information about the nodes to form a set of identified links; and
a data link manager, wherein the data link manager is capable of managing the set of identified links.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product to managing links in a network. A directional link management system comprises a network manager, a router, a situational awareness database, a neighbor discovery module, a topology manager, and a data link manager. The network manager provides performance parameters for a wireless network. The router routes information to neighbor nodes provides information about links between nodes in the wireless network environment. The situational awareness database stores information about the nodes. The neighbor discovery module detects a presence of a new node. The topology manager identifies a set of links for a node using the set of performance parameters, information about the links, and information about the nodes. The data link manager manages the identified links.
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25 Claims
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1. A directional link management system comprising:
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a network manager, wherein the network manager is capable of providing a set of performance parameters for a wireless network in which directional links are used by a plurality of nodes in the wireless network; a router, wherein the router is capable of routing information to neighbor nodes within the plurality of nodes and is capable of providing information about links between the plurality of nodes in the wireless network environment; a situational awareness database, wherein the situational awareness database stores information about nodes; a neighbor discovery module capable of detecting a presence of a new node in addition to the plurality of nodes; a topology manager, wherein the topology manager is capable of identifying a set of links for a node with a set of nodes using the set of performance parameters, information about the links, and information about the nodes to form a set of identified links; and a data link manager, wherein the data link manager is capable of managing the set of identified links. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a node; a topology manager executing on the node, wherein the topology manager is capable of identifying a set of links for the node with a set of neighbor nodes using a set of performance parameters, information about links, and information about nodes to form a set of identified links; and a data link manager executing on the node, wherein the data link manager is capable of managing the set of identified links identified by the topology manager. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer implemented method for managing links, the computer implemented method comprising:
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responsive to receiving a set of performance parameters, adding a link to a set of links until the set of links meets the set of performance parameters; and responsive to all of the performance parameters in the set of performance parameters being met by the set of links, removing a selected link from the set of links until the set of performance parameters are no longer met. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product for managing links, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable medium; program code, stored on the computer readable medium, responsive to receiving a set of performance parameters, for adding a link to a set of links until the set of links meets the set of performance parameters; and program code, stored on the computer readable medium, responsive to all of the performance parameters in the set of performance parameters being met by the set of links, for removing a selected link from the set of links until the set of performance parameters are no longer met. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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