Systems and methods for managing a network of moving things
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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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Abstract
Communication network architectures, systems and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide communication network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a dynamically configurable communication network comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes (e.g., the Internet of moving things).
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19 Claims
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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.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. 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, strategy, wherein the defined beaconing strategy comprises transmitting a first set of types of information fields; receive context information comprising node location information; 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.- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A communication network node comprising:
at least one module comprising a processing circuit and a memory and 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 information identifying an amount of data traffic; 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.- View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A communication network node comprising:
at least one module comprising a processing circuit and a memory and 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 from another communication network node, the context information comprising information of at least one RF channel characteristic; 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 the other communication network node, said at least one operating condition of the other communication network node comprising one or more of;
a physical operating condition, a power supply condition, and an RF channel characteristic.- View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A communication network node comprising:
at least one module comprising a processing circuit and a memory and 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 information of at least one RF channel characteristic; 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 information of at least one RF channel characteristic comprises error rate information, and 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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