Patent ID: 7565444
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A communication system comprising (i) a plurality of communication terminals, each communication terminal having a relay function, and (ii) a host having a relay function and a route control function, wherein: during a route search, a communication terminal of said plurality of communication terminals adds an ID of a self-terminal to a route search packet and broadcasts the route search packet over an area where communication is possible; on receipt of a route search packet, said communication terminal of said plurality of communication terminals adds the ID of the self-terminal to the received route search packet if the ID of the self-terminal has not been added to the received route search packet, and broadcasts the received route search packet over the area where communication is possible; said host obtains information of a route up to said communication terminal on a basis of the received route search packet, and notifies said communication terminal of the obtained route information; during data communication, said communication terminal creates route information data on a basis of an ID of a destination terminal and IDs of relay terminals located between the self-terminal and said host, adds the route information data to a data packet, and transmits the data packet to said host; on receipt of a data packet, said communication terminal transfers the received data packet on a basis of the route information data of the received data packet when a destination terminal of the received data packet is not the self terminal; and said host creates route information data between itself and the destination terminal on a basis of the route information data of the received data packet when the destination terminal of the received data packet is not the self-terminal, adds an ID of the destination terminal and the created route information data to the received data packet, and transfers the received data packet to the destination terminal.