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Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 08, 2014
Applicant:

Terranet Ab, Lund, SE;

Inventors:

Henrik Floberg, Lund, SE;

Conny Do, Lund, SE;

Dag Mårtensson, Flyinge, SE;

Johan Petersen, Malmö, SE;

Assignee:

TERRANET AB, Lund, SE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/733 (2013.01); H04W 40/02 (2009.01); H04L 12/933 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 40/22 (2009.01); H04W 72/08 (2009.01); H04L 12/729 (2013.01); H04W 40/28 (2009.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/04 (2009.01); H04W 88/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/20 (2013.01); H04L 49/1584 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 40/02 (2013.01); H04W 40/22 (2013.01); H04W 72/085 (2013.01); H04L 45/122 (2013.01); H04L 45/124 (2013.01); H04L 45/125 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/43 (2013.01); H04W 40/28 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/04 (2013.01); H04W 88/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A station () for use in a mesh network comprising at least one first station () and a second station () wherein the station comprises a controller () configured to receive a path request for a path from the first station () to the second station (); determine a proposed path between the first station () and the second station (); and determine a cost for the proposed path, wherein the controller () is characterized in that it is configured to retrieve a number of jumps and a bit rate, and to include the number of jumps and a bit rate in the determination of the cost for the proposed path, wherein an increase in number of jumps and/or decrease in bit rate leads to an increase in cost for the proposed path.


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