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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Inventors:
Bruce Edwards, San Jose, CA (US);
Kunal Pankaj Shah, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
ITRON, INC., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 40/10 (2009.01); H04W 40/12 (2009.01); H02S 40/30 (2014.01); H04B 7/155 (2006.01); H04L 47/24 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 40/10 (2013.01); H02S 40/30 (2014.12); H04B 7/155 (2013.01); H04L 47/24 (2013.01); H04W 40/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method performed by a first node includes determining a routing metric for individual nodes in a set of nodes, receiving a network packet from a second node, selecting a third node in the set of nodes based on the routing metrics, and transmitting the network packet to the third node. The routing metric for a respective one of the set of nodes being based on at least one of a power storage status of the respective one of the set of nodes or a solar power generation status of the respective one of the set of nodes.