MULTICASTING IN A NETWORK USING NEIGHBOR INFORMATION
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1. A method to multicast in a network comprising:
- determining using a processor a least amount of relay nodes for use in multicasting a message to nodes in the network by using a neighbor matrix of a source node used in Node Activation Multiple Access (NAMA) scheduling.
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Abstract
In one aspect, a method to multicast in a network includes determining using a processor a least amount of relay nodes for use in multicasting a message to nodes in the network by using a neighbor matrix of a source node used in Node Activation Multiple Access (NAMA) scheduling. The method may include designating a one-hop neighbor that exclusively accesses the two-hop neighbor of the source node as a relay node. The method may also include designating a one-hop neighbor of the source node with accessibility to a maximum number of two-hop neighbors of the source node as a relay node.
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22 Claims
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1. A method to multicast in a network comprising:
determining using a processor a least amount of relay nodes for use in multicasting a message to nodes in the network by using a neighbor matrix of a source node used in Node Activation Multiple Access (NAMA) scheduling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An article comprising a machine-readable medium that stores executable instructions to multicast in a network, the instructions causing a machine to determine a least amount of relay nodes for use in multicasting a message to nodes in the network by using a neighbor matrix of a source node used in Node Activation Multiple Access (NAMA) scheduling by:
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designating a one-hop neighbor that exclusively accesses a two-hop neighbor of the source node as a relay node; designating a one-hop neighbor of the source node with accessibility to a maximum number of two-hop neighbors of the source node as a relay node; and notifying one-hop neighbors of the source node that are selected as relay nodes of their selection as relay nodes. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An apparatus to multicast in a network, comprising:
circuitry to determine a least amount of relay nodes for use in multicasting a message to nodes in the network by using a neighbor matrix of a source node used in Node Activation Multiple Access (NAMA) scheduling by; designating a one-hop neighbor that exclusively accesses a two-hop neighbor of the source node as a relay node; designating a one-hop neighbor of the source node with accessibility to a maximum number of two-hop neighbors of the source node as a relay node; and notifying one-hop neighbors of the source node that are selected as relay nodes of their selection as relay nodes. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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