Patent ID: 7706390
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for routing data between a first node and a second node in a wireless communication network, the method comprising: identifying a plurality of possible routes between the first and second nodes; selecting a node of the wireless communication network to operate as an aggregation point that is a common node in at least two of the possible routes; selecting one of the possible routes as a primary route for routing the data between the first and second nodes; selecting at least one secondary route, from among the possible routes other than that selected as the primary route, for routing the data between the first and second nodes such that the data is routed as data packet fragments along the primary route and said at least one secondary route, wherein the primary route and said at least one secondary route each include the aggregation point; and operating the aggregation point to combine the data packet fragments that meets a desired condition and to forward the combined data packet fragments to the second node.