WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK
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1. A wireless sensor network, comprising:
- a plurality of motes, each mote having a sensor and a wireless communication system for communicating with neighboring motes;
a distributed routing table distributed amongst each of the plurality of motes; and
an update system for periodically updating the distributed routing table.
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Abstract
A system and method for implementing a wireless sensor network. The system comprises a plurality of motes, each mote having a sensor and a wireless communication system for communicating with neighboring motes; a distributed routing table distributed amongst each of the plurality of motes; and an update system for periodically updating the distributed routing table.
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18 Claims
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1. A wireless sensor network, comprising:
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a plurality of motes, each mote having a sensor and a wireless communication system for communicating with neighboring motes; a distributed routing table distributed amongst each of the plurality of motes; and an update system for periodically updating the distributed routing table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mote for use in a sensor network, comprising:
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a sensor for sensing environmental data; a communication system for communicating with neighboring motes; a join and gather system for establishing the mote in a network of motes; a routing table that ranks a set of paths from the mote back to an endpoint; and an update system for periodically updating the routing table. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for enabling a wireless network having a plurality of devices, each device having a wireless communication system for communicating with neighboring devices, comprising the steps of:
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broadcasting a join command from each device and a gather command from an endpoint; joining devices that neighbor the endpoint with the endpoint in a network; broadcasting a gather signal from each device that joined the endpoint to cause additional devices to join the network; and broadcasting a gather signal from each additional device that joined the network to cause further additional devices to join the network. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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