Method and system for providing a routing protocol for wireless networks
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
- receiving measured received signal strength from at least one node in a wireless network;
determining whether the measured received signal strength is either greater than an upper control limit or below a lower control limit;
in the event the determination is that the measured received signal strength is either greater than an upper control limit or below a lower control limit, determining whether the number of measured real signal strengths, which are greater than the upper control limit or below the lower control limit, violates an out of bound incidence limit; and
in the event the determination is that number of measured real signal strengths above an upper control limit or below a lower control limit violates an out of bound incidence limit, calculating an accepted received signal strength,wherein the upper control limit=accepted received signal strength+configurable control limit parameter,wherein the lower control limit=accepted received signal strength−
configurable control limit parameter; and
wherein the method further comprises updating routing information based on the new accepted received signal strength.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing a network protocol for utility services are disclosed are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method determines whether a measured real signal strength differs from a an accepted real signal strength by a configurable control limit parameter. In the event the measured real signal strength exceeds either an upper or lower bound based upon the configurable control limit parameter a determination is made whether there has been an unacceptable number of measured real signal strengths that exceed either an upper or lower bound based upon the configurable control limit parameter. In the event there has been an unacceptable number of measured real signal strengths that exceed either an upper or lower bound, which may include reaching or exceeding a configurable out of bound incidence limit, then a determination is made to calculate a new accepted real signal strength.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
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receiving measured received signal strength from at least one node in a wireless network; determining whether the measured received signal strength is either greater than an upper control limit or below a lower control limit; in the event the determination is that the measured received signal strength is either greater than an upper control limit or below a lower control limit, determining whether the number of measured real signal strengths, which are greater than the upper control limit or below the lower control limit, violates an out of bound incidence limit; and in the event the determination is that number of measured real signal strengths above an upper control limit or below a lower control limit violates an out of bound incidence limit, calculating an accepted received signal strength, wherein the upper control limit=accepted received signal strength+configurable control limit parameter, wherein the lower control limit=accepted received signal strength−
configurable control limit parameter; andwherein the method further comprises updating routing information based on the new accepted received signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of updating routing information among nodes in a utility network, comprising:
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measuring a received signal strength from at least one neighboring node in a wireless network; determining whether the measured received signal strength is outside of a real signal strength accepted range, the real signal strength accepted range being defined by an upper control limit and a lower control limit; in the event the determination is that the measured received signal strength is outside of an accepted range, determining whether the number of measured real signal strengths outside of an accepted range exceeds an out of bound incidence limit; and in the event the determination is that number of measured real signal strengths outside of an accepted range exceeds an out of bound incidence limit, calculating a new accepted received signal strength; wherein the upper control limit=accepted received signal strength+configurable upper control limit parameter, wherein the lower control limit=accepted received signal strength−
configurable lower control limit parameter, andwherein the method further comprises calculating a new link cost based upon the new accepted real signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer implemented method, comprising:
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setting an acceptable range for a received signal strength; determining whether a measured received signal strength for a signal sent between two nodes in a network is within the set acceptable range; in the event the measured received signal strength is not within the set acceptable range, determining whether there have been an unacceptable number of measured received signal strengths not within the set acceptable range; in the event there have been an unacceptable number of measured received signal strengths not within the set acceptable range, determining a new accepted received signal strength that is based upon at least one measured received signal strength and setting a new acceptable range based at least in part on the new accepted received signal strength; and in response to the determination of the new accepted received signal strength, updating routing information according to the new accepted received signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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