HYBRID APPROACH FOR NETWORK DESIGN USING MULTI-HOP STRATEGY AND MOBILE INFOSTATION STRATEGY

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a routing strategy using a hybrid of a multi-hop and a mobile infostation networks. PSOLUTION: Mobile nodes which communicate with each other to transfer packets between a source and a destination use a multi-hop network strategy for communicating packets in the forward direction and use a mobile infostation network strategy, alone or in combination with a multi-hop network strategy for communicating packets in the reverse direction, thereby utilizing a controlled flooding communication scheme that balances the tradeoffs between capacity improvement and random packet delay. This system can be used in a variety of applications, including an intelligent highway information system. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI