METHOD FOR MANAGING A PROXY TABLE IN A WIRELESS NETWORK USING PROXY DEVICES

摘要

The invention relates to a proxy node comprising means for managing a proxy table, a receiver for receiving a message from a first resource restricted device, said message being intended to at least one corresponding destination device, control means for checking whether an entry for the first resource restricted device is included in the set of entries of the proxy table, the set of entries of the proxy table indicating the set of resource-restricted devices the proxy node does forward messages from to the corresponding destination device, a transmitter for forwarding the message depending on the result of the proxy table checking by the control means, the means for managing the proxy table being arranged for at least an entry related to the resource-restricted device, monitoring the relative usage of the entry for forwarding messages for the resource restricted device with the usage of competitor proxy nodes for forwarding messages for the resource restricted device, and deciding upon keeping, or amending, or removing the entry.