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Title:
A MOBILE AD HOC NETWORK CONFIGURED AS A VIRTUAL INTERNET PROTOCOL NETWORK
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/119351
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a method for facilitating communication of a MANET is provided. A MANET may include a plurality of nodes configured as a virtual IP network. The virtual IP network may comprise a plurality of physical paths of the MANET. The physical paths may couple an IP network to an IP node. Each physical path may traverse a distinct set of nodes of the MANET. The physical paths may be represented to the IP network as a logical path comprising one or more virtual IP nodes.

Inventors:
CRAIN GARY W JR (US)
MULLINS MICHAEL L (US)
WESSON THEODORE B (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/028044
Publication Date:
July 02, 2015
Filing Date:
March 11, 2011
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Assignee:
RAYTHEON CO (US)
CRAIN GARY W JR (US)
MULLINS MICHAEL L (US)
WESSON THEODORE B (US)
International Classes:
H04W40/00
Other References:
JIN FANG ET AL: "Comparison studies of OSPF-MDR, OLSR and Composite Routing", MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE, 2010 - MILCOM 2010, IEEE, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, 31 October 2010 (2010-10-31), pages 989 - 994, XP031843275, ISBN: 978-1-4244-8178-1
CHELIUS G ET AL: "Ananas : a local area ad hoe network architectural scheme", MOBILE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, 2002. 4TH INTERNATIONAL WO RKSHOP ON SEP. 9-11, 2002, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, 9 September 2002 (2002-09-09), pages 130 - 134, XP010611833, ISBN: 978-0-7803-7605-2
CHRISTIAN TSCHUDIN ET AL: "Active Routing for Ad Hoc Networks", IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, US, vol. 38, no. 4, 1 April 2000 (2000-04-01), pages 122 - 127, XP011091274, ISSN: 0163-6804
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SULLIVAN, Sean, F. (20 Church St. 22nd Floo, Hartford Connecticut, US)
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