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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2007
Paul Barom Jeon, Yongin-si, KR;
Jun Hyeong Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Sang DO Park, Seoul, KR;
Chul Hee Kang, Seoul, KR;
Sun Shin an, Seoul, KR;
Won Keun Kong, Suwon-si, KR;
Joo Sang Youn, Seoul, KR;
Paul Barom Jeon, Yongin-si, KR;
Jun Hyeong Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Sang Do Park, Seoul, KR;
Chul Hee Kang, Seoul, KR;
Sun Shin An, Seoul, KR;
Won Keun Kong, Suwon-si, KR;
Joo Sang Youn, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Korea University Industrial & Academic Collaboration Foundation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for establishing a path in a wireless network are provided where the method includes receiving location information about a first neighbor node and a second neighbor node, the first neighbor node being located within a range of a first hop from a source node, the second neighbor node being located within a range of a second hop from the source node, determining a direction of a point where the second neighbor node is located, based on the source node, by using the received location information; detecting a particular second neighbor node having a same direction of a point where a destination node is located, based on the source node, and limitedly establishing a path via the detected second neighbor node, when the source node establishes a path for transmitting predetermined data to the destination node.