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US 2006/0133387 A1Published application
Route tracing in wireless networks
OwnerGeorgiy Pekhteryev, Zafer Sahinogluinventors
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Abstract
A method traces a route in a wireless network including nodes. A trace packet is generated in a tracer node. The trace packet includes addresses of a source node and a destination node in a route. The trace packet is sent from the tracer node to the source node, and then along the route to the destination node. In response to receiving the trace packet in each node along the route, a report packet is sent to the tracer node.
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A method for tracing a route in a wireless network including a plurality of nodes, comprising:
- generating a trace packet in a tracer node, the trace packet including addresses of a source node and a destination node in a route;
- sending the trace packet from the tracer node to the source node and then along the route to the destination node;
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- sending, in response to receiving the trace packet in each node along the route, a report packet to the tracer node.
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A wireless network of nodes configured to trace a route, comprising:
- a tracer node configured to generate a trace packet, the trace packet including a source address and a destination address of a route;
- a source node configured to forward the trace packet received from the tracer node along the route;
- a destination node configured to receive the trace packet forwarded by the source node;
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- means, in each node, for sending a report packet to the tracer node in response to receiving the trace packet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.