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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2002
Yan Huang, Weston, FL (US);
Jian Huang, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Matthew R. Perkins, Sunrise, FL (US);
Yan Huang, Weston, FL (US);
Jian Huang, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Matthew R. Perkins, Sunrise, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for message flooding is provided that takes advantage of the availability of node locations. The transmission of a flood message by a node is based on location information of neighboring nodes. In particular, each node within the communication system will delay retransmission of flood messages by a predetermined amount of time. If, during this delay, a node hears the flood message from a neighboring node (home flooding) or another node (neighborhood flooding), it then cancels transmission of the flood message.