Method and system to provide increased data throughput in a wireless multi-hop network
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A channel assignment scheme for a node of a mesh network, comprising:
- the node determining a number of hops between the node and a server of the mesh network;
assigning a first channel to an uplink for the node;
assigning a second channel for a downlink for the node;
maintaining the first channel and the second channel distinct from an uplink channel of an upstream node;
wherein the assignment of first channel and the second channel for the node is based on the number of hops between the node and the server.
9 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
It is the object of this invention to provide a method of increasing the data throughput of a multi-hop wireless link. A method is provided which mitigates self-interference, without precluding the use of omni-directional transceivers. Distributed protocols for channel allocations in a multi-hop wireless communication system are described. These protocols result in channel allocations that increase the capacity utilization of the network and render the system robust to localized interferers and jammers.
-
Citations
26 Claims
-
1. A channel assignment scheme for a node of a mesh network, comprising:
-
the node determining a number of hops between the node and a server of the mesh network; assigning a first channel to an uplink for the node; assigning a second channel for a downlink for the node; maintaining the first channel and the second channel distinct from an uplink channel of an upstream node; wherein the assignment of first channel and the second channel for the node is based on the number of hops between the node and the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20)
-
-
17. A channel assignment scheme for a node of a mesh network, comprising:
-
determining a number of hops between the node and a server of the mesh network; assigning a first channel to an uplink for the node; assigning a second channel to a downlink for the node; maintaining the first channel and the second channel distinct from an uplink channel of an upstream node; and assigning the first channel and the second channel for the node based on a number of hops from the node to the server and a number of available channels. - View Dependent Claims (18)
-
-
21. A node comprising:
-
a transceiver having two interfaces, wherein each interface has a channel; and a channel manager, the channel manager to assign a first channel for a first interface to an uplink for a node and a second channel for a second interface to a downlink for the node, wherein the assignment of first channel and the second channel for the node is based on a number of hops from the node to a server. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
-
Specification