SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY ROUTING DATA PACKETS AND MANAGING CHANNEL ACCESS AND BANDWIDTH IN WIRELESS MULTI-HOPPING NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A method for routing a data packet from a source node to a destination node in a wireless communication network comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein each node is in at least one of uplink and downlink association with at least one neighboring node, and wherein each node comprises a registration table identifying at least one of uplink and downlink nodes that are associated with the node, the method comprising:
- sending an Open Stream message from the source node which specifies a destination node;
receiving the Open Stream message at least one uplink node of the source node, wherein the at least one uplink node relays the Open Stream message to the destination node if the destination node is registered in the registration table of the at least one uplink node, and wherein, if the destination node is not registered in the registration table, the at least one uplink node relays the open stream message to its own upstream neighboring node, which checks its registration table for the destination node.
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Abstract
A method for routing data packets from a source to a destination in a wireless communication network comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein each node is in uplink-downlink association with at least one neighboring node, and wherein each node comprises a registration table identifying all downlink nodes that are associated with the node, the method comprising: sending an Open Stream message from a source node which specifies a destination node; and receiving the Open Stream message at the uplink node of the source node, wherein the uplink node relays the Open Stream message to the destination node if the destination node is registered in the registration table of the uplink node.
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1. A method for routing a data packet from a source node to a destination node in a wireless communication network comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein each node is in at least one of uplink and downlink association with at least one neighboring node, and wherein each node comprises a registration table identifying at least one of uplink and downlink nodes that are associated with the node, the method comprising:
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sending an Open Stream message from the source node which specifies a destination node; receiving the Open Stream message at least one uplink node of the source node, wherein the at least one uplink node relays the Open Stream message to the destination node if the destination node is registered in the registration table of the at least one uplink node, and wherein, if the destination node is not registered in the registration table, the at least one uplink node relays the open stream message to its own upstream neighboring node, which checks its registration table for the destination node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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