Wireless performance optimization based on network topology and peer responsiveness
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating communication among nodes in a network, comprising:
- sequentially transmitting a query from a Sin the network at each of a plurality of transmit power levels, receiving responses at the first node-N, from one or more other nodes Pin the network at each of the plurality of transmit power levels, and determining a lowest transmit power level of the plurality of transmit power levels Pat which each of the one or more other nodes in the network provided a response, thereby determining a range of each of the one or more other nodes from the first node-N.
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Abstract
When a node (N) enters a new environment, and periodically thereafter, it initiates a network-learning protocol, wherein the node broadcasts a query at a particular power setting, and receives responses from each of the other nodes (A-F) that received the query. The node then adjusts its power setting, resends the query, and again receives responses to the query. This process is repeated until the node has sent the query throughout a set of power settings. During this process, the node notes which other nodes respond to the query at each power setting the transition point of the power setting at which each node begins to respond defines the electronic-distance, or range, of each node from the querying node. The querying node subsequently uses the range of each node to determine the power setting that it uses to communicate with each node.
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1. A method of facilitating communication among nodes in a network, comprising:
- sequentially transmitting a query from a Sin the network at each of a plurality of transmit power levels, receiving responses at the first node-N, from one or more other nodes Pin the network at each of the plurality of transmit power levels, and determining a lowest transmit power level of the plurality of transmit power levels Pat which each of the one or more other nodes in the network provided a response, thereby determining a range of each of the one or more other nodes from the first node-N.
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9. A node for communications within a network, comprising:
- a controllers, a transceiver Shaving a controllable transmit power, and a transmit table that identifies a minimum power setting for communicating with each of one or more other nodes in the network, wherein the controller (facilitates creation of the transmit table by controlling the transmit power of the transceiver to each of a series of transmit power levels transmitting query at each of the series of transmit power levels receiving responses (to the query from the one or more other nodes in the network, and determining the minimum power level required to communicate with each of the one or more other nodes in the network based on the responses.
- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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