Method and apparatus for selective listening in a dynamically configured wireless network
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1. A method of communicating in an ad-hoc network comprising:
- determining, at a first node, a category assigned to a neighbor node, the category being associated with a role of the neighbor node in the network with respect to the first node; and
selecting a listening rate for listening for communications from said neighbor node based on the determined category.
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Abstract
Nodes of an ad-hoc network may determine a category assigned to neighbor nodes and may select a communication pattern for communicating with the neighbor nodes based on their assigned categories. The category may be associated with a node'"'"'s role in the network.
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1. A method of communicating in an ad-hoc network comprising:
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determining, at a first node, a category assigned to a neighbor node, the category being associated with a role of the neighbor node in the network with respect to the first node; and selecting a listening rate for listening for communications from said neighbor node based on the determined category. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An article comprising a computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computing platform, result in:
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determining, at a first node, a category assigned to a neighbor node in a wireless network, the category being associated with a role of the neighbor node in the wireless network with respect to the first node; and selecting a listening rate for listening for communications from said neighbor node based on the determined category. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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