# US 10,122,572 B2 · Systems and methods for managing a network of moving things > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,122,572 B2 - Document ID: US10122572B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/626,987 - Filed: 2017-06-19 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2015-09-22 - Assignees: Veniam, Inc. - Applicants: Veniam, Inc. - Inventors: Carlos Ameixieira - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10122572B2 ## CPC - H04W 48/10: using broadcasted information - H04L 41/048: {mobile agents} - H04L 67/104: Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - H04W 40/244: {using a network of reference devices, e.g. beaconing} - H04W 48/12: using downlink control channel - H04W 56/0025: {synchronizing potentially movable access points} - H04L 43/08: Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters - H04W 8/005: {Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals} - H04W 74/006: {in the downlink, i.e. towards the terminal} - H04W 84/005: {Moving wireless networks} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Communication network architectures, systems and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide communication network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a dynamically configurable communication network comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes (e.g., the Internet of moving things). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communication network node comprising: at least one module comprising a processing circuit and a memory and being operable to, at least: transmit a first beacon message in accordance with a defined beaconing strategy, wherein the defined beaconing strategy comprises transmitting beacon messages at a first rate; receive context information comprising: information identifying physical context, and information identifying communication condition context; analyze the received context information; redefine the beaconing strategy, based at least in part on the analyzed received context information, wherein the redefined beaconing strategy comprises transmitting beacon messages at a second rate different from the first rate; and transmit a second beacon message in accordance with the redefined beaconing strategy, wherein the at least one module is operable to: receive the information identifying physical context from a module on-board the node; and receive the information identifying communication condition context from another network node. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The communication network node of claim 1, wherein the context information comprises a request or command. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The communication network node of claim 1, wherein the first and second beacon messages each comprise a respective node status information frame. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The communication network node of claim 1, wherein the information identifying physical context comprises location information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The communication network node of claim 1, wherein the information identifying communication condition context comprises information regarding an amount of data traffic. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The communication network node of claim 1, wherein the information identifying physical context comprises temperature information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The communication network node of claim 1, wherein the information identifying physical context comprises power supply status information. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The communication network node of claim 7, wherein the power supply status information comprises information indicating whether a power supply for the node is running low. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The communication network node of claim 1, wherein the information identifying physical context comprises information identifying a location of the node. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The communication network node of claim 9, wherein the information identifying the location comprises information describing movement of the node. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The communication network node of claim 10, wherein the information describing movement of the node comprises information describing present movement of the node. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The communication network node of claim 10, wherein the information describing movement of the node comprises information describing predicted movement of the node. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The communication network node of claim 1, wherein the information identifying communication condition context comprises channel loading information. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The communication network node of claim 1, wherein the information identifying communication condition context comprises information identifying an error rate. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The communication network node of claim 1, wherein the information identifying physical context comprises information describing movement. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The communication network node of claim 1, wherein the information identifying communication condition context comprises communication bandwidth information. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The communication network node of claim 16, wherein the information comprises information identifying an amount of communication bandwidth available. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The communication network node of claim 16, wherein the communication bandwidth information comprises information identifying an amount of communication bandwidth being utilized. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The communication network node of claim 1, wherein the module on-board the node comprises a GPS module and/or a position tracking module. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The communication network node of claim 1, wherein the information identifying communication condition context comprises RF channel quality information.