METHOD FOR BALANCING LOADS IN MOBILE WIRELESS AD-HOC NETWORKS
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1. A method for balancing traffic load in a Pocket Switched Network comprising:
- estimating strength of interaction between nodes in the network;
determining affinity of the nodes in the network; and
controlling queues of each of the nodes and balancing the traffic load based on the strength and the affinity
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for balancing the traffic load without affecting the performance or efficiency or efficiency in Pocket Switched Networks, comprised within the so-called Delay-Tolerant Networks. The method introduces the concepts of strength and affinity to make decisions for routing messages in the Pocket Switched Network.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for balancing traffic load in a Pocket Switched Network comprising:
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estimating strength of interaction between nodes in the network; determining affinity of the nodes in the network; and controlling queues of each of the nodes and balancing the traffic load based on the strength and the affinity - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A Pocket Switched Network comprising:
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a plurality of nodes; a strength measure indicating the strength of interaction between the nodes; an affinity measure indicating affinity of the nodes; wherein the network controls queues of each of the nodes and balancing the traffic load based on the strength measure and the affinity measure. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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