# US 2017/0289941 A1 · 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 2017/0289941 A1 - Document ID: US20170289941A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/626,987 - Filed: 2017-06-19 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2015-09-22 - Assignees: Veniam, Inc. - Applicants: Veniam, Inc. - Inventors: Carlos Ameixiera - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170289941A1 ## 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 at position 1 1-26. (canceled) ### Claim 27 A communication network node comprising: at least one module comprising a processing circuit and a memory and being operable to, at least: transmit a beacon message in accordance with a defined beaconing strategy; receive context information comprising one or both of: 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; and transmit a beacon message in accordance with the redefined beaconing strategy. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The communication network node of claim 27, wherein the context information comprises one or both of: information identifying physical context of the node; and information identifying communication condition context of the node. ### Claim 29 (depends on 27) The communication network node of claim 27, wherein the context information is received from another node. ### Claim 30 (depends on 27) The communication network node of claim 27, wherein the context information comprises location information. ### Claim 31 (depends on 27) The communication network node of claim 27, wherein the context information comprises information regarding an amount of data traffic. ### Claim 32 A communication network node comprising: at least one module comprising a processing circuit and a memory and being operable to, at least: transmit a beacon message in accordance with a defined beaconing strategy; receive context information comprising information identifying physical context of the node; analyze the received context information; redefine the beaconing strategy, based at least in part on the analyzed received context information; and transmit a beacon message in accordance with the redefined beaconing strategy. ### Claim 33 (depends on 32) The communication network node of claim 32, wherein the information identifying physical context of the node comprises temperature information. ### Claim 34 (depends on 32) The communication network node of claim 32, wherein the information identifying physical context of the node comprises power supply status information. ### Claim 35 (depends on 34) The communication network node of claim 34, wherein the power supply status information comprises information indicating whether a power supply for the node is running low. ### Claim 36 (depends on 32) The communication network node of claim 32, wherein the information identifying physical context of the node comprises information identifying a location of the node. ### Claim 37 (depends on 36) The communication network node of claim 36, wherein the information identifying the location of the node comprises information describing movement of the node. ### Claim 38 (depends on 37) The communication network node of claim 37, wherein the information describing movement of the node comprises information describing present movement of the node. ### Claim 39 (depends on 37) The communication network node of claim 37, wherein the information describing movement of the node comprises information describing predicted movement of the node. ### Claim 40 A communication network node comprising: at least one module comprising a processing circuit and a memory and being operable to, at least: transmit a beacon message in accordance with a defined beaconing strategy; receive, from another network node, context information comprising information identifying communication condition context of the node; analyze the received context information; redefine the beaconing strategy, based at least in part on the analyzed received context information; and transmit a beacon message in accordance with the redefined beaconing strategy. ### Claim 41 (depends on 40) The communication network node of claim 40, wherein the information identifying communication condition context of the node comprises channel loading information. ### Claim 42 (depends on 40) The communication network node of claim 40, wherein the information identifying communication condition context of the node comprises information identifying an amount of data traffic. ### Claim 43 (depends on 40) The communication network node of claim 40, wherein the information identifying communication condition context of the node comprises information identifying an amount of communication bandwidth. ### Claim 44 (depends on 43) The communication network node of claim 43, wherein the information identifying an amount of communication bandwidth comprises information identifying an amount of communication bandwidth available. ### Claim 45 (depends on 40) The communication network node of claim 40, wherein the information identifying communication condition context of the node comprises information identifying an error rate. ### Claim 46 (depends on 40) The communication network node of claim 40, wherein the information identifying communication condition context of the node comprises information identifying an RF channel characteristic.