United States Patent 7,738,859
Roy , et al. June 15, 2010
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Multi-node communication system and method of requesting, reporting and collecting destination-node-based measurements and route-based measurements
Abstract
A multi-node communication system and method used to request, report and collect destination-node-based measurements and route-based measurements is disclosed. The communication system may be a mesh network including a plurality of mesh points (MPs). In one embodiment, a destination-node-based measurement request is sent to one or more destination nodes via destination-unicast, destination-multicast, or destination-broadcast, using routes specified via next-hop-unicast, next-hop-multicast, or next-hop-broadcast addressing. In another embodiment, a source node sends a measurement request message to a final destination node, whereby each node along the route individually sends a measurement report message to the source node. Alternatively, measurement results of each node are combined and appended to the measurement request message, and a measurement report message including the combined measurement results is sent to the source node.
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Inventors: Roy; Vincent (Montreal, CA), Lu; Guang (Montreal, CA), Zaki; Maged (Pierrefonds, CA), Tomici; John L. (Southold, NY)
Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Appl. No.: 11/370,626
Filed: March 8, 2006
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Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
60660403 Mar., 2005
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Current U.S. Class: 455/414.1 ; 370/259; 370/260; 455/411; 455/432.2; 455/433; 455/466; 709/246
Current International Class: H04M 3/42 (20060101)
Field of Search: 455/414.1,432.2,466,411,433,436 709/246 370/259,260,328
