Patent ID: 7869413
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) configured to conduct wireless communications with other WTRUs as nodes in a mesh type of network comprising: a receiver component configured to receive mesh messages including an Initiation message having data reflecting the identity of a current control node of a mesh network as an initial communication to join in mesh communications as a node of the mesh network; a processor component configured to generate mesh messages as a node of a mesh network that has a control node including Initiation messages that include data reflecting the identity of a current mesh control node; a transmitter component configured to transmit generated messages as a node of a mesh network that has a control node including Initiation messages generated by the processor component to enable other WTRUs to join in mesh communications as nodes of the mesh network; the processor component is further configured to include a status value and an initial weight value in each generated mesh message and to modify each mesh message received for retransmission that has associated status and weight values by averaging the WTRU's status value with the received message's status value based on the received message's weight value and incrementing the received message's weight value to produce revised status and weight values; and the transmitter component is further configured to re-transmit mesh messages received from one WTRU to other WTRUs with which the WTRU is in mesh communication with the revised status and weight values.