Patent ID: 7831206
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for use by a first node in an ad-hoc Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) which first node maintains a table of other nodes within the network which can be used for forwarding messages within the network, said method comprising: receiving a first signal from a second node, analyzing the first signal to determine its signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), determining if the second node is a member of a good neighbor group of nodes having net a predetermined signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) requirement and is already listed in the table maintained by the first node, if the second node is a member of the good neighbor group of nodes already listed in the table maintained by the first node, if the second node is not a member of the good neighbor group of nodes already listed in the table maintained by the first node, wherein said method is applied in an AODV or DSR system.