Method and apparatus for varying the rate at which broadcast beacons are transmitted
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1. An apparatus for varying how frequently beacons are transmitted in an ad hoc wireless network, comprising:
- at least one mobile router, said mobile router for (i) transmitting beacons containing data, (ii) controlling how frequently the beacons are transmitted, and (iii) adaptively varying how frequently the beacons are transmitted in response to a condition of said mobile router.
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In an apparatus for varying the rate at which the broadcast beacons are transmitted, there is at least one router (2). The router transmits beacons which contain various types of data, controls the rate at which the beacons are transmitted, and adaptively varies the rate at which the beacons are transmitted, in response to a variety of network conditions.
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1. An apparatus for varying how frequently beacons are transmitted in an ad hoc wireless network, comprising:
at least one mobile router, said mobile router for (i) transmitting beacons containing data, (ii) controlling how frequently the beacons are transmitted, and (iii) adaptively varying how frequently the beacons are transmitted in response to a condition of said mobile router. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for varying how frequently beacons are transmitted in an ad hoc wireless network, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting from a mobile network node beacons containing data; controlling how frequently beacons are transmitted from the mobile network node; and adaptively varying how frequently the beacons are transmitted in response to a condition of said mobile network node.
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19. Computer-executable software code stored on a computer-readable medium, the computer-executable code for facilitating the transmission of beacons in an ad hoc wireless network, the computer-executable code comprising:
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computer-executable code for transmitting from a mobile network node beacons containing data; computer-executable code for controlling how frequently the beacons are transmitted from the mobile network node; and computer-executable code for adaptively varying how frequently the beacons are transmitted in response to a condition of said router.
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20. A network communication apparatus comprising:
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means for transmitting from a mobile network node beacons containing data; means for controlling how frequently beacons are transmitted from the mobile network node; and means for adaptively varying how frequently the beacons are transmitted in response to a condition of said mobile network node.
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21. An apparatus for varying the frequency with which beacons are transmitted in an ad hoc wireless network, comprising:
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at least one mobile router, said mobile router (i) transmitting beacons containing data, (ii) controlling how frequently beacons are transmitted, and (iii) adaptively varying how frequently the beacons are transmitted in response to a condition of said mobile router, wherein how frequently the beacons are transmitted is varied in response to an application load of said router. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for varying the frequency with which beacons are transmitted from a router an ad hoc wireless network, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting beacons containing various types of data; controlling how frequently the router transmits beacons; and adaptively varying how frequently the router transmits beacons in response to an application load of the router. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. Computer-executable software code stored on a computer-readable medium, the computer-executable code for facilitating the transmission of beacons from a router in an ad hoc wireless network, the computer-executable code comprising:
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computer-executable code for transmitting beacons containing various types of data; computer-executable code for controlling how frequently the router beacons are transmitted; and computer-executable code for adaptively varying how frequently the router transmits the beacons in response to an application load of the router. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A network router comprising:
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means for transmitting beacons containing various types of data; means for controlling how frequently the router transmits the beacons; and means for adaptively varying how frequently the router transmits the beacons in response to an application load of the router. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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