Address assignment method and transmission method of mobile nodes for hierarchical routing in LoWPANs
First Claim
1. An address assignment method of a mobile node, for hierarchical routing in a low-power wireless personal area network (LoWPAN), comprising:
- (a) classifying a plurality of fixed nodes in a hierarchy;
(b) designating a management node and a head node among the fixed nodes, the head node having a lower level than the level of the management node;
(c) determining if a mobile node can communicate, with the head node; and
(d) assigning an address to the mobile node through a neighboring head node, which can communicate with the mobile node, when the mobile node cannot communicate with the head node,wherein the address assignment method further comprises the following steps when the mobile node can communicate with the head node in step (c);
allowing the mobile node to request network participation approval from the head node;
allowing the head node to request an address of the mobile node from the management node;
allowing the management node to assign the address of the mobile node to the head node; and
allowing the head node to approve network participation of the mobile node.
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Abstract
An address assignment method of a mobile node, for hierarchical routing in a low-power wireless personal area network (LoWPAN), includes (a) classifying a plurality of fixed nodes in a hierarchical way, (b) designating a management node and a head node of a lower level than the level of the management node in the fixed nodes, (c) determining if the mobile node can communicate with the head node, and (d) assigning an address to the mobile node through a neighboring head node, which can communicate with the mobile node when the mobile node cannot communicate with the head node. Therefore, addresses may be assigned without limitation until the addresses for the mobile nodes are exhausted. Furthermore, even when the mobile node having an assigned address from a first region moves from the first region to a second region, the packet may be sent or received through the hierarchical routing.
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18 Claims
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1. An address assignment method of a mobile node, for hierarchical routing in a low-power wireless personal area network (LoWPAN), comprising:
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(a) classifying a plurality of fixed nodes in a hierarchy; (b) designating a management node and a head node among the fixed nodes, the head node having a lower level than the level of the management node; (c) determining if a mobile node can communicate, with the head node; and (d) assigning an address to the mobile node through a neighboring head node, which can communicate with the mobile node, when the mobile node cannot communicate with the head node, wherein the address assignment method further comprises the following steps when the mobile node can communicate with the head node in step (c); allowing the mobile node to request network participation approval from the head node; allowing the head node to request an address of the mobile node from the management node; allowing the management node to assign the address of the mobile node to the head node; and allowing the head node to approve network participation of the mobile node. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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2. An address assignment method of a mobile node, for hierarchical routing in a low-power wireless personal area network (LoWPAN), comprising:
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(a) classifying a plurality of fixed nodes in a hierarchy; (b) designating a management node and a head node among the fixed nodes, the head node having a lower level than the level of the management node; (c) determining if a mobile node can communicate with the head node; and (d) assigning an address to the mobile node through a neighboring head node, which can communicate with the mobile node, when the mobile node cannot communicate with the head node, wherein step (d) comprises; requesting network participation from the neighboring head node; allowing the neighboring head node to request to the management node a change of the head node of the mobile node; allowing the management node to approve the change of the head node and to assign an address of the mobile node; and allowing the neighboring head node to approve network participation of the mobile node. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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7. A packet transmission method of a mobile node for hierarchical routing in a LoWPAN, comprising:
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(a) classifying a plurality of fixed nodes in a hierarchy; (b) designating a management node and a head node among the fixed nodes, the head node having a lower level than the level of the management node; (c) determining if a mobile node can communicate with the head node; (d) assigning an address to the mobile node through, a neighboring head node, which can communicate with the mobile node when the mobile node cannot communicate with the head node; and (e) allowing the mobile node to send a packet through the neighboring head node, wherein the packet transmission method further comprises the following steps when the mobile node can communicate with the head node in step (c); allowing the mobile node to request network participation approval from the head node; allowing the head node to request an address of the mobile node from the management node; allowing the management node to assign the address of the mobile node to the head node; allowing the head node to approve network participation of the mobile node; and allowing the head node to send the packet through the head node. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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8. A packet transmission method of a mobile node for hierarchical routing in a LoWPAN, comprising:
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(a) classifying a plurality of fixed nodes in a hierarchy; (b) designating a management node and a head node among the fixed nodes, the head node having a lower level than the level of the management node; (c) determining if a mobile node can communicate with the head node; (d) assigning an address to the mobile node through a neighboring head node which can communicate with the mobile node when the mobile node cannot communicate with the head node; and (e) allowing the mobile node to send a packet through the neighboring head node, wherein step (d) comprises; requesting network participation approval from the neighboring head node; allowing the neighboring head node to request to the management node a change of the head node of the mobile node; allowing the management node to approve the change of the head node and to assign an, address of the mobile node; and allowing the neighboring head node to approve network participation of the mobile node. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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