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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 22, 2012
Robert Keith Douglas, San Diego, CA (US);
David Jonathan Julian, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert Keith Douglas, San Diego, CA (US);
David Jonathan Julian, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods that provide for implementing a body area network are disclosed. An example of a method described herein includes determining a plurality of paths from a source node to a destination node in a set of nodes; determining, for each path in the plurality of paths, a Path Figure of Merit (PFM); associating two or more paths in the plurality of paths with a connection based on a total PFM threshold for the connection; and communicating from the source node to the destination node using at least two of the paths associated with the connection. Apparatuses for implementing the methods are also disclosed herein.