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Method for Routing Ad-Hoc Signals

  • US 20100238935A1
  • Filed: 06/03/2010
  • Published: 09/23/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of adjusting packet loading within a plurality of nodes forming a reactive ad-hoc network comprising:

  • (a) receiving at a node a packet of data from a source node intended for a destination node other than the receiving node, the packet of data comprising message data and header data;

    (b) calculating a discard counter in dependence upon the header data,(c) retrieving from a memory associated with the node an initial discard counter, the initial discard counter associated with receipt of a previous packet of data transmitted from the source node to the destination node and being the calculated discard counter for that previous packet of data;

    (d) calculating a probability in dependence upon the discard counter and the initial discard counter; and

    (e) determining whether to forward or discard the received packet of data in dependence upon the calculated probability.

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