| US 7,468,954 B2 | ||
| Mobile ad-hoc network providing expedited conglomerated broadcast message reply features and related methods | ||
| Stephen Guy Sherman, Fairport, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Harris Corporation, Melbourne, Fla. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 14, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/11,524. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0126535 A1, Jun. 15, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01); H04J 15/00 (2006.01); H04J 3/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—254 [370/312; 370/315; 370/390; 370/392; 370/465] | 38 Claims |
| 1. A mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) comprising:
a plurality of mobile nodes and wireless communications links therebetween;
a given mobile node along a route in the MANET for receiving a broadcast message inviting replies from mobile nodes along
the route,
forwarding the broadcast message to at least one downstream mobile node along the route,
waiting for said at least one downstream mobile node to reply based upon the forwarded broadcast message, and
sending a reply to the broadcast message at the earlier of either said at least one downstream mobile node sending a reply
to the forwarded broadcast message or a given reply time expiring,
wherein the reply from said given mobile node comprises a conglomerated reply if said given mobile node has received the reply
from said at least one downstream mobile node.
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