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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2004
Devabhaktuni Srikrishna, San Mateo, CA (US);
Amalavoyal Narasimha Chari, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
B. William Hong, San Jose, CA (US);
Roman Arutyunov, San Diego, CA (US);
Devabhaktuni Srikrishna, San Mateo, CA (US);
Amalavoyal Narasimha Chari, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
B. William Hong, San Jose, CA (US);
Roman Arutyunov, San Diego, CA (US);
Tropos Networks, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention includes an apparatus and method for communicating link quality information between access nodes. A first step includes a first access node transmitting first routing packets. A second step includes a second access node receiving at least one of the first routing packets over a first direction of a first link. A third step includes the second access node transmitting second routing packets. A fourth step includes the first access node receiving at least one of the second routing packets over a second direction of the first link, and determining a first direction link quality of the first link based upon the second routing packets.