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AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsChing-Fang Shang, Pak-Chiu Leung, Charles Okwudiafor
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A root node sets wireless network timer values by using dynamic location information of a plurality of non-root nodes. In an embodiment, the root node and the non-root nodes are bridges, wherein the non-root bridges are connected to the root bridge in a point-to-point or point-to-multipoint manner. The locations of the nodes are determined by using a location system and locations receivers. The root node and each of the non-root nodes use this location information to determine the optimum timer values for the wireless network, thereby improving throughput on the wireless network. In one embodiment, the location system is the global positioning system (GPS). The location receiver is a GPS location receiver that is embedded in each of the nodes. In another embodiment, the GPS location receiver is external to the nodes, and the location information is determined remotely.
A method for transmission control in a wireless network, the wireless network comprising at least one root node and a plurality of non-root nodes, the method comprising:
A wireless network, comprising:
An apparatus for enabling communication on a wireless network, the wireless network comprising a plurality of non-root nodes and a location system, the location system determining location information for each of the plurality of non-root nodes, the apparatus comprising:
An apparatus for setting a timer value in a wireless network, the wireless network comprising at least one root node and a plurality of non-root nodes, the timer value being used for transmission control on the wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
A computer-readable storage medium including computer executable instructions to be executed by a computer, the storage medium comprising:
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