Methods and Apparatus for Routing Communication using Slotted Resources of Radio Access Mesh Networks

A method by a network node for routing communications between pairs of source and destination nodes through network nodes of a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• selecting one resource slot of a wireless communication link between each of a sequence of the network nodes along a communication route between one pair of the source and destination nodes;
• and
• selecting another resource slot of the wireless communication link between at least some of the sequence of the network nodes along the communication route between the one pair of the source and destination nodes.

A route determining network node for routing communications between pairs of source and destination nodes through network nodes of a wireless communication system, the route determination network node comprising:

• processor circuitry and memory, configured to select one resource slot of a wireless communication link between each of a sequence of the network nodes along a communication route between one pair of the source and destination nodes;
• wherein the processor circuit and memory are further configured to select another resource slot of the wireless communication link between at least some of the sequence of the network nodes along the communication route between the one pair of the source and destination nodes.