Patent ID: 7468969
Filing Date: 2008-12-23
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) configured to conduct wireless communications with a plurality of 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, if any, of a current control node; a processor component configured to generate mesh messages including Initiation messages that include data reflecting the identity, if any, of a current mesh control node; a transmitter component configured to transmit generated messages including a generated Initiation message to WTRUs seeking to join the WTRU in mesh communications; said processor component 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 said transmitter component 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.