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Method of measuring integrity of wireless signalling systems

  • US 9,838,890 B2
  • Filed: 06/20/2013
  • Issued: 12/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of providing a measure of system integrity and robustness to link failure for use with a wireless signalling system, said wireless signaling system including a plurality of wireless devices arranged in a network, the method comprising:

  • calculating a total number of unique communication routes available for message transfer between an initiating device and a target device within the wireless signaling system;

    calculating the measure of system integrity based on the total number of unique communication routes available; and

    representing the measure of system integrity to a user;

    wherein unique routes are non-converging through intermediate devices between the initiating device and target device within the wireless signaling system, are defined by message source and have a signal strength above a minimum threshold,wherein the message source identifies the initiating device or one of the intermediate devices in the wireless signaling system, andwherein the signal strength data is derived from the received signal strength between the receiving device and the message source,wherein the receiving device is one of the intermediate devices; and

    wherein as the total number of unique communication routes increases, the measure of system integrity and robustness to link failure increases.

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