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Mechanism for performing energy-based routing in wireless networks

  • US 6,973,039 B2
  • Filed: 12/08/2000
  • Issued: 12/06/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A communications node in a network including a plurality of nodes, said communications node including a transceiver to transmit and receive messages and having at least one communications link with a first node of the plurality of nodes, said communications node comprising:

  • an electronic memory circuit having network information stored therein; and

    an electronic processor circuit which (i) determines path loss information across the at least one communications link by evaluating power data, including a received signal strength indication (RSSI), corresponding to a message received from the first node, the evaluating including subtracting the RSSI from a predetermined maximum powers;

    (ii) distributes the path loss information to the network; and

    (iii) routes messages to the network based on path loss information.

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