Patent ID: 9036560
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of hybrid routing and forwarding for a wireless sensor network comprising the steps of: broadcasting by an initiator node of the wireless sensor network, a broadcast packet of the broadcasting containing both a quantity of user data comprising at least one of a query and an event report message, and a quantity of routing advertisement data providing control data to nodes, the user data and routing advertisement data contained in the single broadcast packet; forming a unicast route to the initiator node by a second node based on the quantity of routing advertisement data of the broadcast packet; receiving the quantity of user data of the broadcast packet by the second node; propagating the quantity of routing advertisement by the initiator node on an as-needed basis, wherein the quantity of routing advertisement data is incorporated into a packet containing the quantity of user data whenever the quantity of user data is broadcast; and processing by the second node, the broadcast packet to eliminate a broadcast loop.