Method For Reassigning The Role Of A Wireless Node In A Wireless Network
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining network lifetime of a wireless sensor network of an industrial control or monitoring system, said wireless sensor network comprising a plurality of wireless sensor nodes wherein selected wireless sensor nodes have assigned roles in said wireless sensor network, characterised by determining a below threshold operating condition of a first wireless sensor node assigned to a role and re-assigning the role to a second wireless sensor node in said network, wherein the determining the below threshold operating condition comprises the first wireless sensor node determining the below threshold operating condition and the first wireless sensor node requesting the re-assignment with a release request to a network coordinator of said wireless sensor network.
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Abstract
A method for maintaining network lifetime of a wireless network in wireless communication system, the network including a plurality of device nodes. Selected ones of the wireless nodes have assigned roles in the wireless network. To improve and maintain network lifetime the method includes determining a below threshold operating condition of a first sensor node assigned to a first role and re-assigning the first role to another second node in said network. In other aspects of the invention a method, system and a computer program for carrying out the method are described.
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- 1. A method for maintaining network lifetime of a wireless sensor network of an industrial control or monitoring system, said wireless sensor network comprising a plurality of wireless sensor nodes wherein selected wireless sensor nodes have assigned roles in said wireless sensor network, characterised by determining a below threshold operating condition of a first wireless sensor node assigned to a role and re-assigning the role to a second wireless sensor node in said network, wherein the determining the below threshold operating condition comprises the first wireless sensor node determining the below threshold operating condition and the first wireless sensor node requesting the re-assignment with a release request to a network coordinator of said wireless sensor network.
- 11. A wireless sensor node arranged for wireless communication in a wireless sensor network of an industrial control or monitoring system arranged for maintaining network lifetime of the wireless sensor network comprising a plurality of wireless sensor nodes, the wireless sensor node being able to be assigned a role, characterised in that the wireless sensor node is arranged to determine a below threshold operating condition of the wireless sensor node, and to request a network coordinator to re-assign the role to another wireless sensor node defining a wireless sensor node in the wireless sensor network.
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15. Use of a wireless sensor node for communicating data between wireless sensor nodes connected in a wireless sensor network of an industrial control system or a process control system, the wireless sensor node being able to be assigned a role characterised in that the wireless sensor node is arranged to determine a below threshold operating condition of the wireless sensor node, and to request a network coordinator to re-assign the role to another wireless sensor node defining a wireless sensor node in the wireless sensor network.
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16. A computer program comprising software code portions or computer code to cause a computer or processor to carry out the steps of a method for maintaining network lifetime of a wireless sensor network of an industrial control or monitoring system, said wireless sensor network comprising a plurality of wireless sensor nodes wherein selected wireless sensor nodes have assigned roles in said wireless sensor network, characterised by determining a below threshold operating condition of a first wireless sensor node assigned to a role and re-assigning the role to a second wireless sensor node in said network wherein the determining the below threshold operating condition comprises the first wireless sensor node determining the below threshold operating condition and the first wireless sensor node requesting the re-assignment with a release request to a network coordinator of said wireless sensor network.
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17. A computer program product with software code portions or computer code stored on a computer usable medium, comprising computer readable program means for causing a computer to carry out the steps of a method for maintaining network lifetime of a wireless sensor network of an industrial control or monitoring system, said wireless sensor network comprising a plurality of wireless sensor nodes wherein selected wireless sensor nodes have assigned roles in said wireless sensor network, characterised by determining a below threshold operating condition of a first wireless sensor node assigned to a role and re-assigning the role to a second wireless sensor node in said network, wherein the determining the below threshold operating condition comprises the first wireless sensor node determining the below threshold operating condition and the first wireless sensor node requesting the re-assignment with a release request to a network coordinator of said wireless sensor network.
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