Patent ID: 7336614
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling routes in a network for transmitting information from a source to a destination which network temporarily formed among a plurality of nodes between the source and destination, comprising the steps of: broadcasting a discovery demand of the destination node and each node of the plurality of nodes; receiving a first reply from said destination node with respect to the discovery demand; referring a joint count contained in the first reply and registering the joint count in one of the nodes which received the reply; adding 1 to the joint count when it is determined that there is a plurality of nodes forming a plurality of links to said each node of the plurality of nodes, and transmitting the reply to each of the links; and selecting one of the routes having a smaller registered joint count as a transmission route for the transmission of information if there is a plurality of routes through which the data is transmitted to said destination node.