SERVER AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREOF

• US 20160212599A1
• Filed: 12/01/2014
• Published: 07/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: KUDOU, MASATO, YAMADA, YOSHINORI
• Granted Patent: US 10,111,056 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/20 based on geographic position or location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/22 with access to wired networks

Abstract

A server (1) receives a first message indicating that a final destination is a first mobile node. Next, the server (1) determines, from among a plurality of gateways (21 to 24) that provide connectivity with a network infrastructure (5) to a plurality of wireless ad-hoc networks (41 to 46), a first gateway to which the first message is to be transferred, based on a movement history of the first mobile node. Then, the server (1) attempts to transmit the first message to the first mobile node through the determined first gateway. It is thus possible to contribute, for example, to an improvement of probability of delivering messages addressed to mobile nodes within a wireless ad-hoc network.

Claims

1. A server comprising:

at least one hardware processor configured to relay for a message addressed to a mobile node within a wireless ad-hoc network; and

a communication interface capable of communicating with a plurality of gateways through a network infrastructure, wherein each of the plurality of gateways provides, to at least one of a plurality of wireless ad-hoc networks, connectivity with the network infrastructure, and

the at least one hardware processor is configured to;

receive a first message indicating that a final destination is a first mobile node,

determine, from among the plurality of gateways, a first gateway to which the first message is to be transferred, based on a movement history of the first mobile node, and

attempt to transmit the first message to the first mobile node through the first gateway.

2. The server according to claim 1, wherein

the movement history indicates a path through which a message originating from the first mobile node and arriving at the server has passed, and

the server determines a gateway included in the path as the first gateway.

3. The server according to claim 2, wherein the server determines the first gateway based on a relation between a current time, a current day of the week, or a current date and that when the message originating from the first mobile node has been passed through one or some of the plurality of gateways.

4. The server according to claim 2, wherein the server determines the first gateway based on a behavior pattern of the first mobile node inferred from the movement history.

5. The server according to claim 1, wherein

the movement history indicates a geographical location of the first mobile node in the past, and

the server determines the first gateway by comparing the geographical location of the first mobile node with geographical locations of the plurality of gateways.

6. The server according to claim 1, wherein in response to a failure of transmission of the first message through the first gateway, the at least one hardware processor is configured to determine from among the plurality of gateways, a second gateway to which the first message is to be transferred.

7. The server according to claim 6, wherein the at least one hardware processor is configured to adjust based on the movement history, a ratio between the number of transmission attempts of the first message through the first gateway and the number of transmission attempts of the first message through the second gateway.

8. The server according to claim 7, wherein the at least one hardware processor is configured to increase the number of transmission attempts through the first gateway compared to the number of transmission attempts through the second gateway, as a time period or the number of times at which the first gateway provides connectivity to the first mobile node increases compared to a time period or the number of times at which the second gateway provides connectivity to the first mobile node.

9. The server according to claim 1, wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to adjust based on frequency of movement of the first mobile node inferred from the movement history, a maximum retention time of the first message stored in the server.

10. The server according to claim 1, wherein the at least one hardware processor is configured to exchange the movement history of the first mobile node with another server.

11. The server according to claim 10, wherein the at least one hardware processor is configured to determine the first gateway upon consideration being given to the movement history of the first mobile node received from the another server.

12. The server according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of gateways is a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) access point.

13. The server according to claim 1, wherein the network infrastructure provides more continuous communication than the plurality of wireless ad-hoc network do.

14. A communication method performed by a server that relays a message addressed to a mobile node within a wireless ad-hoc network, the method comprising:

receiving a first message indicating that a final destination is a first mobile node;

determining, from among a plurality of gateways that provide connectivity with a network infrastructure to a plurality of wireless ad-hoc networks, a first gateway to which the first message is to be transferred, based on a movement history of the first mobile node; and

attempting to transmit the first message to the first mobile node through the first gateway.

15. The communication method according to claim 14, wherein

the movement history indicates a path through which a message originating from the first mobile node and arriving at the server has passed, and

the determining comprises determining a gateway included in the path as the first gateway.

16. The communication method according to claim 15, wherein the determining comprises determining the first gateway based on a relation between a current time, a current day of the week, or a current date and that when the message originating from the first mobile node has passed through one or some of the plurality of gateways.

17. The communication method according to claim 15, wherein the determining comprises determining the first gateway based on a behavior pattern of the first mobile node inferred from the movement history.

18. The communication method according to claim 14, wherein

the movement history indicates a geographical location of the first mobile node in the past, and

the determining comprises determining the first gateway by comparing the geographical location of the first mobile node with geographical locations of the plurality of gateways.

19. The communication method according to claim 14, further comprising determining, from among the plurality of gateways, a second gateway to which the first message is to be transferred, in response to a failure of transmission of the first message through the first gateway.

20. The communication method according to claim 19, further comprising adjusting, based on the movement history, a ratio between the number of transmission attempts of the first message through the first gateway and the number of transmission attempts of the first message through the second gateway.

21. The communication method according to claim 20, wherein the adjusting comprises increasing the number of transmission attempts through the first gateway compared to the number of transmission attempts through the second gateway, as a time period or the number of times at which the first gateway provides connectivity to the first mobile node increases compared to a time period or the number of times at which the second gateway provides connectivity to the first mobile node.

22. The communication method according to claim 14, further comprising exchanging the movement history of the first mobile node with another server.

23. The communication method according to claim 22, wherein the determining comprises determining the first gateway upon consideration being given to the movement history of the first mobile node received from the another server.

24. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform a method performed by a server that relays a message addressed to a mobile node within a wireless ad-hoc network, the method comprising:

identifying a first mobile node designated as a final destination of a first message; and

determining, from among a plurality of gateways that provide connectivity with a network infrastructure to a plurality of wireless ad-hoc networks, a first gateway to which the first message is to be transferred, based on a movement history of the first mobile node.

25. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 24, wherein

the movement history indicates a path through which a message originating from the first mobile node and arriving at the server has passed, and

the determining comprises determining a gateway included in the path as the first gateway.

26. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 25, wherein the determining comprises determining the first gateway based on a relation between a current time, a current day of the week, or a current date and that when the message originating from the first mobile node has passed through one or some of the plurality of gateways.

27. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 25, wherein the determining comprises determining the first gateway based on a behavior pattern of the first mobile node inferred from the movement history.

28. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 24, wherein

the movement history indicates a geographical location of the first mobile node in the past, and

the determining comprises determining the first gateway by comparing the geographical location of the first mobile node with geographical locations of the plurality of gateways.

29. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 24, wherein the method further comprises determining, from among the plurality of gateways, a second gateway to which the first message is to be transferred from, in response to a failure of transmission of the first message through the first gateway.

30. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 29, wherein the method further comprises adjusting, based on the movement history, a ratio between the number of transmission attempts of the first message through the first gateway and the number of transmission attempts of the first message through the second gateway.

31. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 30, wherein the adjusting comprises increasing the number of transmission attempts through the first gateway compared to the number of transmission attempts through the second gateway, as a time period or the number of times at which the first gateway provides connectivity to the first mobile node increases compared to a time period or the number of times at which the second gateway provides connectivity to the first mobile node.

32. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 24, wherein the method further comprises exchanging the movement history of the first mobile node with another server.

33. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 32, wherein the determining comprises determining the first gateway upon consideration being given to the movement history of the first mobile node received from the another server.