Patent ID: 8139504
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to carryout out a method for routing data through a first ad-hoc network and a second ad-hoc network comprising: receiving routing information structured according to a first routing protocol associated with a plurality of nodes in the first ad-hoc network; receiving routing information structured according to a second routing protocol associated with a plurality of nodes in the second ad-hoc network; generating a first virtual topology of a combination of the first and second ad-hoc networks according to the first routing protocol; disseminating the first virtual topology to nodes in the first ad-hoc network; and forwarding a packet from a node in the first ad-hoc network to a node in the second ad-hoc network based at least in part on the first virtual topology.