Document Type

Patent

Publication Date

March 2009

Patent Number

7512079

Abstract

In accordance with the present invention is provided, a method to assure node connectivity in an ad hoc wireless network comprising a wireless main controller, a plurality of wireless nodes having a plurality of neighboring nodes and a plurality of wireless links connecting the wireless main controller, the plurality of wireless nodes and the plurality of neighboring nodes. The proposed method includes, computing a composite threshold for each of a plurality of neighboring nodes of a plurality of nodes, assigning a mobility to each of the plurality of nodes based on the composite threshold for each of the plurality of neighboring node and using the mobility assigned to each of the plurality of nodes to assure node connectivity in the ad hoc network.

Application Number

11/161,272

Assignees

University of South Florida

Filing Date

07/28/2005

Primary/U.S. Class

370/254

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