Prioritized-routing for an ad-hoc, peer-to-peer, mobile radio access system
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1. A wireless ad-hoc, peer-to-peer network comprising:
- a plurality of radio terminals, each being adapted to transmit and receive data, each said radio terminal comprising a battery and a controller adapted to generate a routing table for use by other terminals in determining the routing path of said data, said controller being adapted to check the status of said battery in order to include said battery-status in said routing table;
a plurality of wireless routers, each including a controller and being connected to an associated external power supply, such that said controller is adapted to generate a routing table including information indicating that its wireless router is connected to an external power supply; and
a plurality of intelligent access points (IAP), each including a controller and being connected to an associated external power supply, such that said controller is adapted to generate a routing table including information indicating that its IAP is connected to an external power supply;
wherein said radio terminals, wireless routers and IAPs base routing of said data on said external power supply information of said wireless routers and said IAPs and said battery-status information of said radio terminals.
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Abstract
An ad-hoc, peer-to-peer radio access system having a series of remote terminals, where each remote terminal is capable of forming a link, or hop, of the routing of a call made by one of the series of terminals. The status of the battery of each terminal which may potentially form part of the routing path of a call is reported to other terminals, whereby the routing path for a call will be decided also based on the status of the battery-charge of each terminal along the routing path.
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10 Claims
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1. A wireless ad-hoc, peer-to-peer network comprising:
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a plurality of radio terminals, each being adapted to transmit and receive data, each said radio terminal comprising a battery and a controller adapted to generate a routing table for use by other terminals in determining the routing path of said data, said controller being adapted to check the status of said battery in order to include said battery-status in said routing table;
a plurality of wireless routers, each including a controller and being connected to an associated external power supply, such that said controller is adapted to generate a routing table including information indicating that its wireless router is connected to an external power supply; and
a plurality of intelligent access points (IAP), each including a controller and being connected to an associated external power supply, such that said controller is adapted to generate a routing table including information indicating that its IAP is connected to an external power supply;
wherein said radio terminals, wireless routers and IAPs base routing of said data on said external power supply information of said wireless routers and said IAPs and said battery-status information of said radio terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of routing data in a wireless ad-hoc, peer-to-peer network the network comprising a plurality of radio terminals, a plurality of wireless routers, and a plurality of intelligent access points (IAPs), each said radio terminal, wireless router and IAP being adapted to transmit and receive data, each said radio terminal comprising a battery, and each said wireless router and said IAP being connected to an associated external power supply, the method comprising:
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controlling each said radio terminal to generate a routing table for use by other terminals in determining the routing path of said data, said routing table including battery-status information of said battery of said radio terminal;
controlling each said wireless router to generate a routing table including information indicating that it is connected to an external power supply;
controlling each said IAP to generate a routing table including information indicating that it is connected to an external power supply; and
controlling said radio terminals, said wireless routers and said IAPs to base routing of said data on said external power supply information of said wireless routers and said IAPs and said battery-status information of said radio terminals.
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