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Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2004
Applicants:

Yigal Bejerano, Springfield, NJ (US);

Amit Kumar, New Delhi, IN;

Inventors:

Yigal Bejerano, Springfield, NJ (US);

Amit Kumar, New Delhi, IN;

Assignee:

Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04W 92/02 (2009.01); H04L 12/751 (2013.01); H04L 12/717 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 92/02 (2013.01); H04L 45/02 (2013.01); H04L 45/42 (2013.01);
Abstract

Wireless stations (and their associated operation) making up a static, multi-hop wireless network are simplified because topological modeling and routing/scheduling decisions are shifted from the stations to a controller external to the network. The controller may determine routing paths and schedules for each of the wireless stations in a network based on the topology of a given network along with other network characteristics. Thereafter, the so-determined paths and schedules are sent to the associated wireless stations. By simplifying the operation of a wireless station, the amount of energy required to be used by each station may be reduced thereby maximizing the lifetime of the network.


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