Patent ID: 6904275

Claim:
A wireless ad-hoc, peer-to-peer network comprising: a plurality of radio terminals, each being adapted to transmit and receive data, each said radio terminal comprising a battery and a controller adapted to generate a routing table for use by other terminals in determining the routing path of said data, said controller being adapted to check the status of said battery in order to include said battery-status in said routing table; a plurality of wireless routers, each including a controller and being connected to an associated external power supply, such that said controller is adapted to generate a routing table including information indicating that its wireless router is connected to an external power supply; and a plurality of intelligent access points (IAP), each including a controller and being connected to an associated external power supply, such that said controller is adapted to generate a routing table including information indicating that its IAP is connected to an external power supply; wherein said radio terminals, wireless routers and IAPs base routing of said data on said external power supply information of said wireless routers and said IAPs and said battery-status information of said radio terminals.