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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2005
Wai Chen, Parsippany, NJ (US);
John Lee, Howell, NJ (US);
Marcus Pang, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Shengwei Cai, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Toshiro Hikita, Fort Lee, NJ (US);
Wai Chen, Parsippany, NJ (US);
John Lee, Howell, NJ (US);
Marcus Pang, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Shengwei Cai, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Toshiro Hikita, Fort Lee, NJ (US);
Telcordia Technologies, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Toyota Infotechnology Center, U.S.A., Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Establishing and maintaining a moving ad-hoc network is provided. The ad-hoc network includes a plurality of equivalent cells communicationally linked together to form a linked equivalent cell network. An equivalent cell header manages each equivalent cell. Additionally, regular nodes, scattered throughout the equivalent cell network, may be provided. Regular nodes have restricted communication privileges compared to the equivalent cell headers. However, equivalent cell headers can be demoted to regular nodes and regular nodes can be promoted to equivalent cell headers as required by equivalent cell network.