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Routing protocol selection for an ad hoc network

  • US 6,845,084 B2
  • Filed: 12/28/2001
  • Issued: 01/18/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of selecting a common routing protocol in an ad hoc network having a set of nodes, the method comprising steps of:

  • transmitting a request for routing protocol information to a limited number of nodes, the limited number of nodes including a number of nodes less than the number of nodes in the ad hoc network;

    receiving routing protocol information from one or more of the limited number of nodes;

    selecting a common routing protocol based on the received routing protocol information; and

    transmitting information associated with the selected common routing protocol to all the nodes in the network.

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