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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2017
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Yael Maguire, Boston, MA (US);
Karthik Yogeeswaran, San Francisco, CA (US);
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Various of the disclosed embodiments relate to line-of-sight (LOS), e.g., optical, based networks. Particularly, systems and methods are provided for aligning nodes in a line-of-sight communication network with their peers. The nodes may be placed and passively aligned with one another as position information is passed between peers. The elevation indicated in the position information may be refined based upon relative barometric pressure readings between peers. In a next phase, isolated networks of nodes may be integrated with the network of nodes contacting the Internet backbone. Finally, routing algorithms may be implemented to address weather effects (e.g., fog) and congestion to optimize network service.