IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0746848
(2007-05-10)
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등록번호 |
US-8116201
(2012-02-14)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Nandagopalan, Saishankar
- Abraham, Santosh
- Nanda, Sanjiv
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
5 |
초록
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An apparatus includes a processing system configured to establish a link with any one of a plurality of access points in a mesh network, each of the access points providing the apparatus with a different data path through the mesh network. The processing system is further configured to compute a met
An apparatus includes a processing system configured to establish a link with any one of a plurality of access points in a mesh network, each of the access points providing the apparatus with a different data path through the mesh network. The processing system is further configured to compute a metric for each of the data paths and select one of the access points to establish the link with based on the metrics. In a centralized mesh network, an apparatus includes a processing system configured to compute, for each of the access points, a metric for each of a plurality of data paths supportable by that access point, and establish interconnections between the access points based on the metrics.
대표청구항
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1. An apparatus, comprising: a processing system configured to establish a link with anyone of a plurality of access points in a mesh network, each of the access points providing the apparatus with a different data path through the mesh network,wherein each of the data paths includes one or more hop
1. An apparatus, comprising: a processing system configured to establish a link with anyone of a plurality of access points in a mesh network, each of the access points providing the apparatus with a different data path through the mesh network,wherein each of the data paths includes one or more hops, andwherein the processing system is further configured to compute a metric for each of the data paths by dividing a minimum data rate supported by the one or more hops through a corresponding data path by the number of hops and,wherein the processing system is further configured to select the access point for the data path having a maximum metric to establish the link. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the processing system is further configured to broadcast a message in the mesh network, receive one or more responses having information relating to backhaul links of the data paths, and use the information to compute the metrics. 3. An apparatus, comprising: a processing system configured to establish a link with anyone of a plurality of access points in a mesh network, each of the access points providing the apparatus with a different data path through the mesh network,wherein each of the data paths includes one or more hops,wherein the processing system is further configured to compute a metric for each of the data paths by computing a harmonic mean of data rates supported by the one or more hops through a corresponding data path, andwherein the processing system is further configured to select the access point for the data path having a maximum harmonic mean data rate to establish the link. 4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the processing system is further configured to broadcast a message in the mesh network, receive one or more responses having information relating to backhaul links of the data paths, and use the information to compute the metrics. 5. An apparatus, comprising: a processing system configured to establish a link with anyone of a plurality of access points in a mesh network, each of the access points providing the apparatus with a different data path through the mesh network,wherein each of the data paths includes one or more hops through the mesh network,wherein the processing system is further configured to compute a metric for each of the data paths based on a time to transmit a frame of data through a corresponding data path, based on a harmonic mean of data rates supported by the one or more hops through the corresponding data path and based on an amount of overhead in the frame, andwherein the processing system is further configured to select the access point for the data path having a minimum transmission time to establish the link. 6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the processing system is further configured to broadcast a message in the mesh network, receive one or more responses having information relating to backhaul links of the data paths, and use the information to compute the metrics. 7. A method of establishing a link with anyone of a plurality of access points in a mesh network, each of the access points providing a different data path through the mesh network, the method comprising: computing a metric for each of the data paths, wherein each of the data paths includes one or more hops, andwherein the computation of the metrics further comprises computing each of the metrics by dividing a minimum data rate supported by the one or more hops through a corresponding data path by the number of hops; andselecting one of the access points to establish a link with based on the metrics, the data path through the selected access point having a maximum metric. 8. The method of claim 7 further comprising broadcasting a message in the mesh network, receiving one or more responses having information relating to backhaul links of the data paths, and using the information to compute the metrics. 9. A method of establishing a link with anyone of a plurality of access points in a mesh network, each of the access points providing a different data path through the mesh network, the method comprising: computing a metric for each of the data paths, wherein each of the data paths includes one or more hops, andwherein the computation of the metrics further comprises computing each of the metrics by computing a harmonic mean of data rates supported by the one or more hops through the corresponding data path; andselecting one of the access points to establish a link with based on the metrics and the data path through the selected access point having a maximum harmonic mean data rate. 10. The method of claim 9 further comprising broadcasting a message in the mesh network, receiving one or more responses having information relating to backhaul links of the data paths, and using the information to compute the metrics. 11. A method of establishing a link with anyone of a plurality of access points in a mesh network, each of the access points providing a different data path through the mesh network, the method comprising: computing a metric for each of the data paths, wherein each of the data paths includes one or more hops through the mesh network, andwherein the computation of the metrics comprises computing each of the metrics based on a time to transmit a frame of data through a corresponding data path, andwherein the computation of the metrics further comprises computing each of the metrics based on a harmonic mean of data rates supported by the one or more hops through the corresponding data path and an amount of overhead in the frame; andselecting one of the access points to establish a link with based on the metrics and the data path through the selected access point having a minimum transmission time. 12. The method of claim 11 further comprising broadcasting a message in the mesh network, receiving one or more responses having information relating to backhaul links of the data paths, and using the information to compute the metrics. 13. An apparatus, comprising: means for establishing a link with anyone of a plurality of access points in a mesh network, each of the access points providing the apparatus with a different data path through the mesh network;computing means for computing a metric for each of the data paths based on a data rate associated with the corresponding data path,wherein each of the data paths includes one or more hops,wherein the computing means is configured to compute each of the metrics by dividing a minimum data rate supported by the one or more hops through the corresponding data path by the number of hops; andselecting means for selecting one of the access points to establish the link with based on the metrics, wherein the selecting means is configured to select the access point for the data path having a maximum metric. 14. An apparatus, comprising: means for establishing a link with anyone of a plurality of access points in a mesh network, each of the access points providing the apparatus with a different data path through the mesh network;computing means for computing a metric for each of the data paths based on a data rate associated with the corresponding data path,wherein each of the data paths includes one or more hops,wherein the computing means is configured to compute each of the metrics by computing a harmonic mean of data rates supported by the one or more hops through the corresponding data path; andselecting means for selecting one of the access points to establish the link with based on the metrics, wherein the selecting means is configured to select the access point for the data path having a maximum harmonic mean data rate. 15. An apparatus, comprising: means for establishing a link with anyone of a plurality of access points in a mesh network, each of the access points providing the apparatus with a different data path through the mesh network,wherein each of the data paths includes one or more hops through the mesh network;computing means for computing a metric for each of the data paths based on a data rate associated with the corresponding data path,wherein the computing means is configured to compute each of the metrics based on a time to transmit a frame of data through the corresponding data path,wherein the computing means is further configured to compute each of the metrics based on a harmonic mean of data rates supported by the one or more hops through the corresponding data path,wherein the computing means is further configured to compute each of the metrics based on an amount of overhead in the frame; andselecting means for selecting one of the access points to establish the link with based on the metrics, wherein the selecting means is configured to select the access point for the data path having a minimum transmission time. 16. A computer program product for enabling an apparatus to operate in a mesh network, comprising: non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising,code to establish a link with anyone of a plurality of access points in a mesh network, each of the access points providing the apparatus with a different data path through the mesh network;code to compute a metric for each of the data paths wherein each of the data paths includes one or more hops,wherein the metric is computed by dividing a minimum data rate supported by the one or more hops through a corresponding data path by the number of hops; andcode to select one of the access points to establish the link with based on the metrics, wherein the access point is selected for the data path having a maximum metric to establish the link. 17. A computer program product for enabling an apparatus to operate in a mesh network, comprising: non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising, code to establish a link with anyone of a plurality of access points in a mesh network, each of the access points providing the apparatus with a different data path through the mesh network;code to compute a metric for each of the data paths wherein each of the data paths includes one or more hops,wherein the metric is computed by computing a harmonic mean of data rates supported by the one or more hops through a corresponding data path; andcode to select one of the access points to establish the link with based on the metrics, wherein the access point is selected for the data path having a maximum harmonic mean data rate to establish the link. 18. A computer program product for enabling an apparatus to operate in a mesh network, comprising: non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising,code to establish a link with anyone of a plurality of access points in a mesh network, each of the access points providing the apparatus with a different data path through the mesh network;code to compute a metric for each of the data paths wherein each of the data paths includes one or more hops,wherein the metric is computed based on a time to transmit a frame of data through a corresponding data path, based on a harmonic mean of data rates supported by the one or more hops through the corresponding data path and based on an amount of overhead in the frame; and code to select one of the access points to establish the link with based on the metrics,wherein the access point is selected for the data path having a minimum transmission time to establish the link. 19. An access point, comprising: a processing system configured to establish a link with anyone of a plurality of access points in a mesh network, each of the access points providing the apparatus with a different data path through the mesh network,wherein each of the data paths includes one or more hops,wherein the processing system is further configured to compute a metric for each of the data paths by dividing a minimum data rate supported by the one or more hops through a corresponding data path by the number of hops, andwherein the processing system is further configured to select the access point for the data path having a maximum metric to establish the link; anda transceiver configured to support the link between the processing system and the selected access point. 20. An access point, comprising: a processing system configured to establish a link with anyone of a plurality of access points in a mesh network, each of the access points providing the apparatus with a different data path through the mesh network,wherein each of the data paths includes one or more hops,wherein the processing system is further configured to compute a metric for each of the data paths by computing a harmonic mean of data rates supported by the one or more hops through a corresponding data path, andwherein the processing system is further configured to select the access point for the data path having a maximum harmonic mean data rate to establish the link; anda transceiver configured to support the link between the processing system and the selected access point. 21. An access point, comprising: a processing system configured to establish a link with anyone of a plurality of access points in a mesh network, each of the access points providing the apparatus with a different data path through the mesh network,wherein each of the data paths includes one or more hops through the mesh network,wherein the processing system is further configured to compute a metric for each of the data paths based on a time to transmit a frame of data through a corresponding data path, based on a harmonic mean of data rates supported by the one or more hops through the corresponding data path and based on an amount of overhead in the frame, andwherein the processing system is further configured to select the access point for the data path having minimum transmission time to establish the link.
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