Network architecture for data communication
First Claim
1. A method for transferring data using a mobile device in a network including a network device and a node operating in one of two operating modes, the method comprising:
- sending a first poll message from the mobile device;
receiving at the mobile device, in response to a node operating in one of two operating modes receiving the first poll message, collected data comprising data collected by the node when the node is operating in a first operating mode;
sending a second poll message from the mobile device;
receiving, in response to the network device receiving the second poll message from the mobile device, a request for a data dump from the network device at the mobile device; and
transferring the collected data from the mobile device to the network device, in response to receiving the request for a data dump.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a network architecture for data communication between data sources and data destinations via network nodes and at least one data concentrator. According to the invention the nodes (2, 4) are conceived to communicate with a data concentrator (1) in both directions either via a permanently operative network (8) in the multihop mode or via an occasionally operative network (5) in wireless connection with mobile user nodes (6) in the nomadic mode. Means for commutation are provided to detect faulty multihop nodes and to activate nomadic nodes instead until the fault disappears, in order to maintain the overall functionality of the network. Moreover the network according to the invention allows the data collected by mobile users to be shared with other mobile users, thus forming a peer-to-peer network.
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1. A method for transferring data using a mobile device in a network including a network device and a node operating in one of two operating modes, the method comprising:
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sending a first poll message from the mobile device; receiving at the mobile device, in response to a node operating in one of two operating modes receiving the first poll message, collected data comprising data collected by the node when the node is operating in a first operating mode; sending a second poll message from the mobile device; receiving, in response to the network device receiving the second poll message from the mobile device, a request for a data dump from the network device at the mobile device; and transferring the collected data from the mobile device to the network device, in response to receiving the request for a data dump. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus to transfer data, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a memory coupled to the processor, the processor configured to; send a first poll message; receive, in response to a node operating in one of two operating modes receiving the first poll message, collected data from the node, the collected data comprising data collected by the node when the node is operating in a first operating mode; send a second poll message; receive, in response to a network device receiving the second poll message, a request for a data dump from the network device; and transfer the collected data to the network device, in response to receiving the request for a data dump. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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