Selection of routing paths based upon routing packet success ratios of wireless routes within a wireless mesh network
First Claim
1. A method for selecting a route, the method comprising:
- receiving routing packets at the access node through at least one wireless route;
each routing packet including route information that identifies the wireless route of the routing packet, the route information identifying addresses of all other access nodes of the wireless route between a routing packet originating gateway and the access node;
selecting at least one wireless route based upon a success ratio of received routing packets.
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Abstract
The invention includes an apparatus and method for determining an optimal route based upon path quality of routes to an access node of a wireless mesh network. The method includes receiving routing packets at the access node through at least one wireless route. Each routing packet includes route information that identifies the wireless route of the routing packet. A success ratio of a number of successfully received routing packets versus a number of transmitted routing packets is determined over a period of time T1, for each wireless route. The wireless route having a greatest success ratio is first selected, as are other wireless routes that have success ratios within a predetermined amount of the greatest success ratio.
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1. A method for selecting a route, the method comprising:
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receiving routing packets at the access node through at least one wireless route;
each routing packet including route information that identifies the wireless route of the routing packet, the route information identifying addresses of all other access nodes of the wireless route between a routing packet originating gateway and the access node;selecting at least one wireless route based upon a success ratio of received routing packets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of determining an optimal route based upon path quality of routes to an access node of a wireless mesh network, the method comprising:
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receiving routing packets at the access node through at least one wireless route;
each routing packet including route information that identifies the wireless route of the routing packet, the route information identifying addresses of all other access nodes of the wireless route between a routing packet originating gateway and the access node;first selecting at least one wireless route having a greatest throughput; and determining an optimal wireless route based upon a success ratio of a number of successfully received routing packets of the at least one first selected route. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A wireless access node comprising:
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means for receiving routing packets at the access node through at least one wireless route;
each routing packet including route information that identifies the wireless route of the routing packet, the route information identifying addresses of all other access nodes of the wireless route between a routing packet originating gateway and the access node;means for first selecting at least one wireless route based upon a success ratio of a number of successfully received routing packets. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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