Inventors:
Carson P. Edwards - Phoenix AZ, US
David G. Leeper - Scottsdale AZ, US
Robert I. Foster - Mesa AZ, US
Ray O. Waddoups - Mesa AZ, US
Sam Mordachai Daniel - Tempe AZ, US
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL
International Classification:
H04L012/28
US Classification:
370252, 370328, 370338, 370401, 455 134, 455522
Abstract:
A self-organizing network and method of operation includes a plurality of kindred nodes and, in some applications, a hub node communicating data packets from source nodes to destination nodes remote from the source nodes. Each data packet includes information (e. g. priority, number of hops, etc. ) and packet handling commands. A source node receives data packets with the information and packet handling commands and adjusts its operation (e. g. transmitting power, frequency, bandwidth, etc. ) in a way that allows the network to be self-organizing, self-configuring, and self-healing so that data packets are retransmitted from source nodes to destination nodes with a minimum of hops and delay.