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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael John Hart, Seattle, WA (US);
Peter Gelbman, Bothell, WA (US);
Assignee:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/10 (2009.01); H04W 4/08 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/10 (2013.01); H04W 4/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods, including procedures, for managing wireless point-to-multipoint networks supporting dynamic topologies with relaying, multi-hop or wireless bridging. A topology management protocol is embedded in a wireless MAC layer in a multi-hop point-to-multipoint network, enabling self-organizing dynamic topology management by using link level information to make decisions for relaying data. The topology management protocol provides for a first node to establish primary and alternate associations with other nodes based on a hub path cost associated with each of the other nodes.