Patent ID: 9571355
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A communication network for exchanging information, comprising: a plurality of levels comprising a plurality of information nodes on at least a k-th level configured above a lower k+1-th level, wherein the k-th level comprises two or more domain nodes of the plurality of information nodes and wherein the lower k+1-th level comprises a plurality of device nodes of the plurality of information nodes; wherein at least a group of the plurality of device nodes are assigned and linked to a first domain node of the two or more domain nodes; wherein each device node of the group of the plurality of device nodes is assigned to a first subnet of a plurality of subnets, wherein each device node of the group of the plurality of device nodes informs the first domain nodes of pieces of information generated in the first subnet by the group of the plurality of device nodes and of needed pieces of information needed by each device node of the group of the plurality of device nodes wherein the needed pieces of information are generated by device nodes belonging to another of the plurality of subnets and assigned to one of the two or more domain nodes other than the first domain node; wherein the first domain node informs a main node at a level above the k-th level of the pieces of information generated in the first subnet; wherein the first domain node subscribes to the needed pieces of information by reporting to the main node; and wherein the plurality of information nodes combine into message the pieces of information generated in the first subnet with the subscribed to needed pieces of information to achieve a ratio between metadata and payload data in communications between the plurality of information nodes.