Patent ID: 8243603
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for improving a current wireless communication route between a source node and a destination node in an on-demand wireless communication network, the method comprising: analyzing at a local node a data packet transmission from the source node, the data packet transmission including a current route metric of a current active route between the source node and the destination node, wherein the local node is within radio range of both the source node and the destination node, and further wherein the local node is not operating within the current active route; determining at the local node that the local node can provide an improved wireless communication route as compared to the current active route, between the source node and the destination node, having a better route metric than the current route metric; and transmitting a route improvement message from the local node to the source node, wherein the route improvement message informs the source node that the improved wireless communication route is available through the local node and requests the source node to transmit a route request (RREQ) packet.