Patent ID: 6704283
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: H04L,H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
A method for transmitting message data within a wireless network from a source node to at least one destination node, comprising:updating a configuration of the wireless network by stacking each N bit word in a route update message vertically from first to last; selecting a column of bits corresponding to the destination node, and determining a hop count associated with the destination node as the binary number defined by the column of bits corresponding to the destination node; determining a destination identifier based on the at least one destination node; determining a route identifier based on the at least one destination node and the configuration of the wireless network known at the source node, the route identifier indicating at least one neighboring node within the wireless network; determining a route update message including at least one connectivity mask based on the configuration of the wireless network known at the source node; and transmitting the message data appended with the destination identifier, the route identifier and the route update message.