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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2007
Bernard D. Aboba, Bellevue, WA (US);
Paramvir Bahl, Sammamish, WA (US);
Miguel Oom Temudo DE Castro, Cambridge, GB;
Gopala S. Narlanka, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jitendra D. Padhye, Redmond, WA (US);
Bozidar Raduvic, Cambridge, GB;
Ramachandran Ramjee, Bangalore, IN;
Kun Tan, Beijing, CN;
Bernard D. Aboba, Bellevue, WA (US);
Paramvir Bahl, Sammamish, WA (US);
Miguel Oom Temudo de Castro, Cambridge, GB;
Gopala S. Narlanka, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jitendra D. Padhye, Redmond, WA (US);
Bozidar Raduvic, Cambridge, GB;
Ramachandran Ramjee, Bangalore, IN;
Kun Tan, Beijing, CN;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Each node or link of an ad hoc network assists in the distributed allocation of a data channel to increase fairness, even in a multi-hop network, by tracking a measure of link weight for itself and sharing this information over a control channel with neighboring nodes. The metric can be provided over a dedicated control channel, added as a header to data communication on a data channel, or inferred by monitoring data traffic from the neighboring node. The link weight can be adjusted by a link quality factor based on provided or inferred metrics such as transmission rates, ratio of transmission errors, idle time, etc. For multiple flow queues at a subject node, one with a higher transmission rate can be selected for increased fairness. When a packet is received, medium access includes allocating bandwidth, including bonding multiple frequencies that are determined to be available to both nodes.