Patent ID: 7342896
Filing Date: 2008-03-11
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for the topology-discovery and organization of a plural-node communication network comprising selecting a central coordinator node (CCo) from a collection of nodes initially lacking a CCo, thereafter employing the selected CCo to conduct a procedure for discovering, from the mentioned collection of nodes, all nodes which are optimally capable of being organized into a network, wherein all such discovered capable nodes may effectively be organized to communicate with all other nodes, and with respect to such discovered, capable nodes, creating a network-global connectivity database in the form of a network-organizing communication topology table that describes enablement of bidirectional communication between all nodes, and at a point in time which follows initial creation of the mentioned topology table, conducting an exercise to confirm the appropriateness of the currently selected CCo, and if such appropriateness is not confirmed, to perform a transfer of CCo responsibilities from the current CCo to a newly selected CCo.