Transmission of management messages for relay networks
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a first receiving relay station, a first unicast message including an identification of a specific communication path indicating an ordering of a plurality of intermediate wireless nodes between a base station and a path endpoint node in a wireless network, wherein the first unicast message is received from a sending wireless node located neighboring to the first receiving relay station in the communication path;
processing the first unicast message at the first receiving relay station;
sending, from the first receiving relay station to a second receiving relay station included in the communication path, a second message based on a success/failure status of the processing;
recording the communication path at the first receiving relay station; and
routing subsequent traffic at the first receiving relay station based on the pre-recorded identified communication path.
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Abstract
Various example embodiments are disclosed relating to sending and processing messages in relay networks. In an example embodiment, a first unicast message indicating a plurality of wireless nodes included in a communication path between a base station and a path endpoint node in a wireless network may be received at a first receiving node, wherein the first unicast message may be received from a sending wireless node located neighboring to the first receiving node in the communication path. The first unicast message may be processed at the first receiving node. A second message may be sent based on a success/failure status of the processing from the first receiving node to a second receiving node included in the communication path.
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15 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a first receiving relay station, a first unicast message including an identification of a specific communication path indicating an ordering of a plurality of intermediate wireless nodes between a base station and a path endpoint node in a wireless network, wherein the first unicast message is received from a sending wireless node located neighboring to the first receiving relay station in the communication path; processing the first unicast message at the first receiving relay station; sending, from the first receiving relay station to a second receiving relay station included in the communication path, a second message based on a success/failure status of the processing; recording the communication path at the first receiving relay station; and routing subsequent traffic at the first receiving relay station based on the pre-recorded identified communication path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A first relay station for wireless communications, the first relay station comprising:
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a controller; a memory coupled to the controller; a wireless transceiver coupled to the controller; the apparatus configured to; receive a first unicast message including an identification of a specific communication path indicating an ordering of a plurality of intermediate wireless nodes between a base station and a path endpoint node in a wireless network, wherein the first unicast message is received from a sending wireless node located neighboring to the first relay station in the communication path; process the first unicast message; send, to a second relay station included in the communication path, a second message based on a success/failure status of the processing; record the communication path; and route subsequent traffic based on the prerecorded identified communication path.
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