Title:
INTELLIGENT COMMUNICATION NODE OBJECT BEACON FRAMEWORK IN A MOBILE AD HOC NETWORK
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004023241
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The mobile ad hoc network (Fig. 2) includes a plurality of wireless mobile nodes and a plurality of wireless communication links connecting the nodes together. The method includes node advertisement, or groups of mobile nodes, in the mobile ad hoc network. The group of mobile nodes include a temporary or permanent association of two or more of the plurality of mobile nodes. The method includes transmitting node/group information using a beacon signal, determining a node/group condition (102) of the corresponding mobile node or group of nodes, and varying the beacon signal (104) based upon the determined condition.
Inventors:
KENNEDY ROBERT A
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/026595
Publication Date:
June 17, 2004
Filing Date:
August 25, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HARRIS CORP (US)
International Classes:
H04B7/26; H04L12/28; H04L29/08; H04W8/00; H04W84/00; H04W84/18; (IPC1-7): H04Q7/00
Foreign References:
| US20030128690A1 | 2003-07-10 | |||
| US6456599B1 | 2002-09-24 | |||
| US20030016732A1 | 2003-01-23 | |||
| US20010043148A1 | 2001-11-22 | |||
| US20020013129A1 | 2002-01-31 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1550318A4
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