Method and system for determining a relative position of a device on a network
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1. A method for determining a relative location of a device on a network, comprising the steps of:
- a) receiving a list of landmark nodes provided on the network;
b) determining a value which is at least one of a time, a latency and a distance from the device to each of the landmark nodes; and
c) transmitting each of the determined values corresponding to the respective node of the landmark nodes to a central arrangement to provide the relative location of the device with respect to the landmark nodes.
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Abstract
A method and system for determining a relative location of a device on a network is provided. In this system and method, a list of landmark nodes provided on the network is received. Then, a value which is a time, a latency and/or a distance from the device to each of the landmark nodes is determined. Each of the determined values corresponding to the respective node of the landmark nodes is transmitted to a central arrangement to provide the relative location of the device with respect to the landmark nodes.
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1. A method for determining a relative location of a device on a network, comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a list of landmark nodes provided on the network; b) determining a value which is at least one of a time, a latency and a distance from the device to each of the landmark nodes; and c) transmitting each of the determined values corresponding to the respective node of the landmark nodes to a central arrangement to provide the relative location of the device with respect to the landmark nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device for determining its relative location on a network, comprising:
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a processing arrangement which is programmed to; a) receive a list of landmark nodes provided on the network, b) determine a value which is at least one of a time, a latency and a distance from the device to each of the landmark nodes, and c) transmit each of the determined values corresponding to the respective node of the landmark nodes to a central arrangement to provide the relative location of the device with respect to the landmark nodes. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for associating a device with a landmark node on a network, comprising the steps of:
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a) registering the device on the network, the device being at least one of an endpoint and a resource; b) at the device, receiving a list of landmark nodes provided on the network; c) at the device, determining a value which is at least one of a time, a latency and a distance from the device to each of the landmark nodes; d) transmitting each of the determined values corresponding to the respective node of the landmark nodes to a central arrangement to provide the relative location of the device with respect to the landmark nodes; e) associating the device with at least one of the landmark nodes based on the transmitted values; and f) allocating a resource to the device based on the transmitted values for the landmark nodes, wherein the resource is allocated to the device if the transmitted value for the respective node of the landmark nodes associated with the resource is the smallest value of the transmitted values for the landmark nodes.
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28. A system for associating a device with a landmark node on a network, comprising:
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a device which is registered on the network, the device being at least one of an endpoint and a resource, the device receiving a list of landmark nodes provided on the network and determining a value which is at least one of a time, a latency and a distance from the device to each of the landmark nodes; and a central processor receiving each of the determined values corresponding to the respective node of the landmark nodes, the received determined values providing the relative location of the device with respect to the landmark nodes, the central processor associating the device with at least one of the landmark nodes based on the received determined values. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A system for determining a relative location of a device on a network, comprising:
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a) means for receiving a list of landmark nodes provided on the network; b) means for determining a value which is at least one of a time, a latency and a distance from the device to each of the landmark nodes; and c) means for transmitting each of the determined values corresponding to the respective node of the landmark nodes to a central arrangement to provide the relative location of the device with respect to the landmark nodes.
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32. Logic encoded in a processing arrangement and operable to determine a relative location of a device on a network by executing the steps comprising of:
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a) receiving a list of landmark nodes provided on the network; b) determining a value which is at least one of a time, a latency and a distance from the device to each of the landmark nodes; and c) transmitting each of the determined values corresponding to the respective node of the landmark nodes to a central arrangement to provide the relative location of the device with respect to the landmark nodes.
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