Patent ID: 7599398
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for transmission control in a wireless network, the wireless network comprising at least one root node and a plurality of non-root nodes, the method comprising: determining a location of each of the nodes; determining, by the root node, a distance of each of the non-root nodes from the root node based on the determined location of each of the non-root nodes and the root node; identifying, by the root node, a farthest non-root node based on the determined distance of each of the non-root nodes from the root-node; communicating, by the root node, a distance of the farthest non-root node to one or more non-root nodes; setting a timer value, by the root node, used for transmission control based on the distance of the farthest non-root node from the root node; and communicating, by the root node, the set timer value to one or more non-root nodes.