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System and method for reducing power consumption in a wireless communications network

  • US 7,035,677 B2
  • Filed: 01/21/2003
  • Issued: 04/25/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for reducing power consumption in a multi-hop wireless communications network including a plurality of nodes, comprising;

  • receiving, at an intermediate node, a signal from a source node, the signal including a relay request, a message, a relay power requirement and a regeneration power requirement;

    accepting the request if available power at the intermediate node exceeds an amount of power required to relay the message to a destination node;

    selecting a relay mode or a regeneration mode based on local criteria at the intermediate node;

    relaying the message to the destination node using the selected mode.

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