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Systems and methods for managing a network of moving things

  • US 9,686,124 B2
  • Filed: 04/28/2016
  • Issued: 06/20/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication network node comprising:

  • at least one module comprising a processing circuit and a memory and being operable to, at least;

    transmit a beacon message in accordance with a defined beaconing strategy, wherein the defined beaconing strategy comprises transmitting a first set of types of information fields;

    receive context information comprising one or both of information identifying a physical operating condition and information identifying a power supply status;

    analyze the received context information;

    redefine the beaconing strategy, based at least in part on the analyzed received context information, wherein the redefined beaconing strategy comprises transmitting beacons comprising a second set of types of information fields, the second set being different from the first set; and

    transmit a beacon message in accordance with the redefined beaconing strategy,wherein the context information comprises information regarding at least one operating condition of another node, said at least one operating condition of another node comprising one or more of;

    a physical operating condition, a power supply condition, and an RF channel characteristic.

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