System and method for determining the measure of mobility of a subscriber device in an ad-hoc wireless network with fixed wireless routers and wide area network (WAN) access points

A method of determining a mobility of a node, which is adapted for use in a wireless communications network, said wireless communications network comprising a plurality of other nodes, at least some of which being stationary, said method comprising:

• controlling said node to communicate or attempt to communicate with at least one of said stationary other nodes in said network;
• determining a mobility factor of said node based on said communication or attempted communication with said at least one stationary other node;
• and
• controlling a rate at which said node sends information pertaining to itself to at least one of said other nodes in said network based on said mobility factor.

A computer-readable medium of instructions, adapted to determine a mobility of a node, which is adapted for use in a wireless communications network, said wireless communications network comprising a plurality of other nodes, at least some of which being stationary, said computer readable medium of instructions comprising:

• a first set of instructions, adapted to control said node to communicate or attempt to communicate with at least one of said stationary other nodes in said network;
• a second set of instructions, adapted to determine a mobility factor of said node based on said communication or attempted communication with said at least one stationary other node;
• and
• a third set of instructions, adapted to control a rate at which said node sends information pertaining to itself to at least one of said other nodes in said network based on said mobility factor.