Peer-Regulated Routing Participant Status in Ad Hoc Mesh Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mobile communication devices rely solely on cellular base stations or wireless access points for connectivity, which is limiting as these can be unavailable or perform poorly in certain geographic areas or conditions such as power outages, adverse weather, or intentional sabotage, leading to network disruptions.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a cognitive heterogeneous ad hoc mesh network where mobile communication devices communicate directly with each other, establishing a routing scheme with designated routing participants that maintain network information and status, and dynamically reassess their routing scores based on factors like data throughput, CPU capability, and signal strength to ensure network stability and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If mobile communication devices communicate directly with each other in an ad hoc mesh network, then network reliability is improved in areas without traditional infrastructure, but device complexity increases due to routing management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments routing management by designating specific nodes as routing participants responsible for maintaining routing tables and exchanging routing information. This divides the complex task of network path management into specialized functions performed by selected nodes rather than requiring all nodes to manage routing independently.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where routing participants continuously monitor network conditions and adjust routing decisions based on received routing information. This allows the system to dynamically adapt to changing conditions while maintaining manageable complexity through automated feedback-driven routing adjustments.
2Adaptability or versatility
If routing participants dynamically reassess routing scores based on multiple factors, then network adaptability is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing routing participants and their initial routing tables before network conditions change. This allows the system to maintain stable routing structures while only updating routes when necessary, reducing the frequency of full reassessments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic routing score reassessment that adjusts the balance between adaptability and processing time. Routing participants can dynamically choose when to perform full reassessments versus when to make incremental updates based on network conditions, optimizing the trade-off between adapting to changes and minimizing processing overhead.
3Productivity
If routing participants maintain extensive network information, then routing efficiency is improved, but resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by having routing participants maintain routing information relevant to their specific location and role in the network rather than requiring all nodes to store complete network maps. This reduces the information storage requirements for individual nodes while maintaining overall routing efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts routing information management from all nodes and concentrates it in designated routing participants. This separation allows regular nodes to operate with minimal resource consumption while routing participants handle the information-intensive tasks of maintaining and processing extensive routing data.
Data Source
AI summary
In a first participant in a network—such as an ad hoc wireless network—a facility performs peer regulation of the network. The facility monitors behavior of a second participant in the network that has appointed itself a routing participant for the network. Among the monitored behavior, the facility identifies behavior of the second participant that is inconsistent with its routing participant status. In response to this identifying, the facility sends a message to participants of the network including a third participant indicating that the second participant is no longer a routing participant.