System and method for energy-efficient transmission power control, routing and transmission scheduling in wireless communication networks

A method for energy-efficient power control and routing in a wireless communication network including a plurality of mobile nodes, said method comprising the steps of:

• calculating in a first mobile node, the current position of said first mobile node;
• determining, in said first mobile node, the current and future positions of other of said nodes;
• executing, in a processor in said first mobile node, (1) a propagation prediction capability, wherein said prediction capability performs the step of predicting the transmission characteristics between said first mobile node and another of said nodes, (2) a transmission power level prediction capability, and (3) a communicating time prediction capability;
• identifying an advantaged location, transmitted power level, and future time for communication between said first mobile node and another of said mobile nodes;
• and
• in response to said identifying step, communicating data between said first mobile node and said another mobile node.

A method for energy-efficient power control, routing and scheduling in a wireless communication network including a plurality of mobile nodes and a network controller, said method comprising the steps of:

• calculating, in a first mobile node, the current position of said first mobile node;
• determining, in said first mobile node, the current and future positions of other of said nodes and the priority of data to be communicated;
• executing, in a processor in said first mobile node, a propagation prediction capability, a transmitted power level prediction capability, and a future communication time prediction capability;
• identifying an advantaged position, transmitted power level, and future time for communication between said first mobile node and another of sad mobile nodes;
• communicating a request for scheduling of transmission at said advantaged position and future time from said first mobile node to said network control entity;
• determining, in said network control entity, whether the network can support said scheduling request at said future time;
• and
• communicating said determination from said network control entity to said first mobile node.