Formation and rearrangement of ad hoc networks
First Claim
1. A method for forming and rearranging a bandwidth sharing ad hoc network for data transfer among mobile computing devices, comprising providing a computer infrastructure being operable to:
- broadcast a table to at least one potential bandwidth lender requesting pertinent lender information;
receive the table from the at least one potential bandwidth lender with the pertinent lender information;
upon receiving the table, select one or more bandwidth lenders of the at least one potential bandwidth lender based on the pertinent lender information in the table meeting preset criteria;
establish a bandwidth sharing ad hoc network with the one or more bandwidth lenders based on the selecting; and
waiting a predetermined amount of time (grace period) for quality of service (QoS) update information from the at least one bandwidth lender,wherein the bandwidth sharing ad hoc network is a communication network amongst a mobile computing device of the one or more bandwidth lenders and a mobile computing device of a bandwidth borrower, in which the one or more bandwidth lenders selectively lends bandwidth to the bandwidth borrower for downloading data or uploading data.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for the formation and rearrangement of ad hoc networks and more particularly to systems and methods for sharing bandwidth in ad hoc networks. The method comprises broadcasting a table to at least one potential lender requesting pertinent lender information and receiving the table from the at least one potential lender with the pertinent lender information. The method further includes selecting one or more lenders of the at least one potential lender which meet preset criteria and establishing an ad hoc network with the one or more lenders based on the selecting.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for forming and rearranging a bandwidth sharing ad hoc network for data transfer among mobile computing devices, comprising providing a computer infrastructure being operable to:
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broadcast a table to at least one potential bandwidth lender requesting pertinent lender information; receive the table from the at least one potential bandwidth lender with the pertinent lender information; upon receiving the table, select one or more bandwidth lenders of the at least one potential bandwidth lender based on the pertinent lender information in the table meeting preset criteria; establish a bandwidth sharing ad hoc network with the one or more bandwidth lenders based on the selecting; and waiting a predetermined amount of time (grace period) for quality of service (QoS) update information from the at least one bandwidth lender, wherein the bandwidth sharing ad hoc network is a communication network amongst a mobile computing device of the one or more bandwidth lenders and a mobile computing device of a bandwidth borrower, in which the one or more bandwidth lenders selectively lends bandwidth to the bandwidth borrower for downloading data or uploading data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
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15. A method for forming and rearranging a bandwidth sharing ad hoc network for data transfer among mobile computing devices, comprising providing a computer infrastructure being operable to:
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broadcast a table to at least one potential bandwidth lender requesting pertinent lender information; receive the table from the at least one potential bandwidth lender with the pertinent lender information; select one or more bandwidth lenders of the at least one potential bandwidth lender which meet preset criteria; and establish a bandwidth sharing ad hoc network with the one or more bandwidth lenders based on the selecting, wherein the bandwidth sharing ad hoc network is a communication network amongst a mobile computing device of the one or more bandwidth lenders and a mobile computing device of a bandwidth borrower, in which the one or more bandwidth lenders selectively lends bandwidth to the bandwidth borrower for downloading data or uploading data, further comprising receiving a portion of a file identified in the table from the at least one bandwidth lender via the bandwidth sharing ad hoc network; and waiting a predetermined amount of time (grace period) for quality of service (QoS) update information from the at least one bandwidth lender.
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