Information transmission method for a wireless local network
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1. A method for transmitting information in a wireless local area network having transceiving devices capable of operating in a peer-to-peer mode, the method comprising:
- determination by each of a plurality of transceiving devices of the quality of communication with other transceiving devices of the network;
transmission by each of the plurality of transceiving devices of the network of an identification signal that includes data on quality of communication with other transceiving devices of the network;
storage by each of the plurality of transceiving devices of the network of received data about the quality of communication between transceiving devices of said network;
transmission of information by one of the plurality of transceiving devices of the network to an addressee from among transceiving devices of said network by a route selected based upon the stored data about the quality of communication between transceiving devices of the network and a specified communication threshold value.
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Abstract
A communication network includes a plurality of transceivers in spaced-apart locations A transmission from one of the transceivers to a selected receiver destination can be optimized by sending the transmission along optimum quality path segments from transceiver to transceiver. The optimum path segments are determined conveniently by comparing consecutive entries in a link quality table. Each transceiver may include a direction-agile antenna, which is oriented in the direction to optimize transmission and reception of each received data packet.
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1. A method for transmitting information in a wireless local area network having transceiving devices capable of operating in a peer-to-peer mode, the method comprising:
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determination by each of a plurality of transceiving devices of the quality of communication with other transceiving devices of the network; transmission by each of the plurality of transceiving devices of the network of an identification signal that includes data on quality of communication with other transceiving devices of the network; storage by each of the plurality of transceiving devices of the network of received data about the quality of communication between transceiving devices of said network; transmission of information by one of the plurality of transceiving devices of the network to an addressee from among transceiving devices of said network by a route selected based upon the stored data about the quality of communication between transceiving devices of the network and a specified communication threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for transmitting information in a wireless network having a plurality of transceiving devices capable of operating in a peer-to-peer mode, the method comprising:
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determining the quality of communication links with the other transceiving devices of the network; periodically transmitting an identification signal that includes data on the quality of communication links with other transceiving devices of the network; receiving, from at least one other of the plurality of transceiving devices, an identification signal that includes data on the quality of communication links with the transceiving device that transmitted the identification signal; comparing stored data on the quality of communication links with new data on the quality of communication links; and storing the new received data on the quality of communication links; transmitting information to an addressee from among the plurality of transceiving devices by a route selected based upon the stored received data and a specified threshold value and a communication quality criteria.
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14. A transceiver for transmitting information in a wireless network having a plurality of transceiving devices capable of operating in a peer-to-peer mode, the transceiver comprising:
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a memory; a controller coupled to the memory and configured to determine the quality of communication links with the other transceiving devices of the network, transmit an identification signal that includes data on the quality of communication links with other transceiving devices of the network, receive, from at least one other of the plurality of transceiving devices, an identification signal that includes data on the quality of communication links with the transceiving device that transmitted the identification signal, storing the received data on the quality of communication links in the memory, and transmit information to an addressee from among the plurality of transceiving devices by a route selected based upon the stored received data and a specified threshold value and a communication quality criteria; and a direction-agile antenna configured to be oriented in a direction to optimize transmission and reception of each received data packet. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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