Performing a reliable broadcast to a plurality of nodes

An apparatus for performing a reliable broadcast from a source device to a plurality of nodes, comprising:

• a transceiver of a representative node of the plurality of nodes;
• and
• at least one processor of the representative node coupled to the transceiver, the at least one processor configured to:
• establish a first wireless communication link with each of one or more non-representative nodes of the plurality of nodes;
• receive, from each of the one or more non-representative nodes over the corresponding first wireless communication link, information indicating an ability of the one or more non-representative nodes to sniff wireless communications;
• establish a second wireless communication link with the source device;
• configure the second wireless link based on the information received from the one or more non-representative nodes;
• send control information for the second wireless communication link to each of the one or more non-representative nodes over the corresponding first wireless communication link;
• and
• receive communications from the source device over the second wireless communication link, wherein the one or more non-representative nodes receive the communications from the source device by sniffing the second wireless communication link based on the control information for the second wireless communication link.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing a reliable broadcast from a source device to a plurality of nodes, the computer-executable instructions comprising:

• at least one instruction instructing a representative node of the plurality of nodes to establish a first wireless communication link with each of one or more non-representative nodes of the plurality of nodes;
• at least one instruction instructing the representative node to receive, from each of the one or more non-representative nodes over the corresponding first wireless communication link, information indicating an ability of the one or more non-representative nodes to sniff wireless communications;
• at least one instruction instructing the representative node to establish a second wireless communication link with the source device;
• at least one instruction instructing the representative node to configure the second wireless link based on the information received from the one or more non-representative nodes;
• at least one instruction instructing the representative node to send control information for the second wireless communication link to each of the one or more non-representative nodes over the corresponding first wireless communication link;
• and
• at least one instruction instructing the representative node to receive communications from the source device over the second wireless communication link, wherein the one or more non-representative nodes receive the communications from the source device by sniffing the second wireless communication link based on the control information for the second wireless communication link.

An apparatus for performing a reliable broadcast from a source device to a plurality of nodes, comprising:

• a means for communicating of a representative node of the plurality of nodes;
• and
• a means for processing of the representative node coupled to the means for communicating, the means for processing configured to:
• establish a first wireless communication link with each of one or more non-representative nodes of the plurality of nodes;
• receive, from each of the one or more non-representative nodes over the corresponding first wireless communication link, information indicating an ability of the one or more non-representative nodes to sniff wireless communications;
• establish a second wireless communication link with the source device;
• configure the second wireless link based on the information received from the one or more non-representative nodes;
• send control information for the second wireless communication link to each of the one or more non-representative nodes over the corresponding first wireless communication link;
• and
• receive communications from the source device over the second wireless communication link, wherein the one or more non-representative nodes receive the communications from the source device by sniffing the second wireless communication link based on the control information for the second wireless communication link.