NODE APPARATUS, NODE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BASED ON CONTINUOUS NETWORK CONNECTIVITY-LACKING NETWORK
First Claim
1. A node management apparatus to manage a mobile node that lacks continuous connectivity to other nodes, the node management apparatus comprising:
- a communication unit configured to receive node information from the mobile node through an additional communication network, which is separate from a continuous connectivity-lacking network, and transmit contact information generated by a control unit regarding one or more neighboring nodes of the mobile node to the mobile node via the additional communication network; and
the control unit configured to generate the contact information based on the node information received by the communication unit.
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Abstract
A continuous connectivity-lacking network environment-based node apparatus, node management apparatus, communication system, and node management method are provided. The node management apparatus includes a communication unit configured to receive node information from the mobile node through an additional communication network, which is separate from a continuous connectivity-lacking network, and transmit contact information generated by a control unit regarding one or more neighboring nodes of the mobile node to the mobile node via the additional communication network; and the control unit configured to generate the contact information based on the node information received by the communication unit. Accordingly, it is possible for the mobile node to quickly set a communication link and search for any neighboring communicable node.
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18 Claims
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1. A node management apparatus to manage a mobile node that lacks continuous connectivity to other nodes, the node management apparatus comprising:
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a communication unit configured to receive node information from the mobile node through an additional communication network, which is separate from a continuous connectivity-lacking network, and transmit contact information generated by a control unit regarding one or more neighboring nodes of the mobile node to the mobile node via the additional communication network; and the control unit configured to generate the contact information based on the node information received by the communication unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile node apparatus that lacks continuous connectivity to other nodes, the mobile node apparatus comprising:
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a node communication unit configured to transmit node information corresponding to the mobile node apparatus to a node management apparatus via an additional communication network, which is separate from a continuous connectivity-lacking network and receive contact information corresponding to one or more neighboring nodes of the mobile node apparatus from the node management apparatus; and a node control unit configured to search for any communicable neighboring node based on the contact information and set a communication link. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication system based on a continuous connectivity-lacking network, the communication system comprising:
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a node management apparatus configured to receive node information from a mobile node apparatus via an additional communication network, which is separate from the continuous connectivity-lacking network, generate contact information corresponding to one or more neighboring nodes that the mobile node apparatus can communicate with based on the received node information, and transmit the generated contact information to the mobile node apparatus via the additional communication network; and the mobile node apparatus configured to search for the neighboring nodes based on the contact information transmitted by the node management apparatus and set a communication link.
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15. A method of managing a mobile node that lacks continuous connectivity to other nodes, the method comprising:
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receiving node information from the mobile node via an additional communication network, which is separate from a continuous connectivity-lacking network; and generating contact information corresponding to one or more neighboring nodes that the mobile node can communicate with based on the received node information and transmitting the generated contact information to the mobile node via the additional communication network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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