Energy-aware routing apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An energy-aware routing apparatus for use with a multi-hop system comprising at least one terminal and at least one base station, the apparatus comprising:
- a transceiving unit for receiving a route request message including battery information from each of the at least one terminal; and
a control unit for receiving the route request message from the transceiving unit and selecting a communication path from configurable paths by using the battery information.
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Abstract
An energy-aware routing method and energy-aware routing system, the energy-aware routing apparatus for use with a multi-hop system including at least one terminal and at least one base station, the apparatus includes a transceiving unit for receiving a route request message including battery information from each of the at least one terminal; and a control unit for receiving the route request message from the transceiving unit and selecting a communication path from configurable paths by using the battery information.
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24 Claims
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1. An energy-aware routing apparatus for use with a multi-hop system comprising at least one terminal and at least one base station, the apparatus comprising:
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a transceiving unit for receiving a route request message including battery information from each of the at least one terminal; and a control unit for receiving the route request message from the transceiving unit and selecting a communication path from configurable paths by using the battery information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An energy-aware routing apparatus for use with a multi-hop system comprising at least one terminal, at least one relay, and at least one base station, the apparatus comprising:
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a transceiving unit for receiving a route request message including energy-aware information from each of the at least one terminal or relay; and a control unit for receiving the route request message from the transceiving unit and selecting a communication path from at least one configurable path by using the energy-aware information. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An energy-aware routing apparatus for use with a multi-hop system comprising at least one terminal, at least one relay, and at least one base station, the apparatus comprising:
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a transceiving unit for receiving a route request message and forwarding the route request message according to a first control signal; and a control unit for receiving the route request message from the transceiving unit, checking an amount of battery power remaining, generating the first control signal which controls a retransmission of the route request message according to a result of the checking, and outputting the first control signal to the transceiving unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An energy-aware routing method which is applied to a multi-hop system comprising at least one terminal, at least one relay, and at least one base station, the method comprising:
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receiving a route request message including energy-aware information from each of the at least one terminal and relay; and selecting a communication path from at least one configurable path by using the energy-aware information. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. An energy-aware routing method which is applied to a multi-hop system comprising at least one terminal, at least one relay, and at least one base station, the method comprising:
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receiving a route request message; checking an amount of battery power remaining when the route request message is received; and determining whether to forward the route request message according to a result of the checking. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A computer readable medium of instructions for controlling a transceiving unit and a control unit of a multi-hop system comprising at least one terminal, at least one relay, and at least one base station, the computer readable medium of instructions comprising:
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a first set of instructions for controlling the transceiving unit to receive a route request message including energy-aware information from each of the at least one terminal and relay; and a second set of instructions for controlling the control unit to select a communication path from at least one configurable path by using the energy-aware information. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A computer readable medium of instructions for controlling a transceiving unit and a control unit of a multi-hop system comprising at least one terminal, at least one relay, and at least one base station, the computer readable medium of instructions comprising:
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a first set of instructions for controlling the transceiving unit to receive a route request message; a second set of instructions for controlling the control unit to check an amount of battery power remaining when the route request message is received; and a third set of instructions for controlling the control unit to determine whether to forward the route request message according to a result of the checking. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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