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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2014
Terranet Ab, Lund, SE;
Henrik Floberg, Lund, SE;
Dag Mårtensson, Flyinge, SE;
TERRANET AB, Lund, SE;
Abstract
A station () for use in a mesh network comprising at least one first station () and a second station () wherein the station comprises a controller () configured to receive a path request for a path from the first station () to the second station () from a transmitting station (); determine a proposed path between the first station () and the second station (); and determine a cost for the proposed path. The controller () is configured to retrieve a power output level for the transmitting station (), and to include the battery level in the determination of the cost for the proposed path, wherein an increase in power output level leads to an increase in cost for the proposed path.