Topology arrangement for achieving reliable communication in wireless automotive networks

A wireless network arrangement, comprising:

• an outdoor space including a hindrance to wireless communication, the hindrance comprising at least one of a fixed barrier and a three-dimensional area configured to accommodate a moveable barrier;
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• at least three wireless electronic nodes wirelessly and communicatively coupled to each other, a broadcast range of the nodes being greater than a largest distance between any two of the nodes, the hindrance being disposed between a first one of the nodes and a second one of the nodes, the at least three nodes being positioned within the space such that a wireless signal communication path wirelessly and communicatively couples the first one of the nodes to the second one of the nodes, the communication path being non-intersecting with the hindrance, the communication path passing through at least a third one of the nodes, the communication path being formed exclusively of a plurality of joined linear segments, opposite ends of each linear segment being disposed at corresponding ones of the nodes.

A wireless network arrangement, comprising:

• an outdoor space including a hindrance to wireless communication;
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• at least three wireless electronic nodes wirelessly and communicatively coupled to each other, a broadcast range of the nodes being greater than a largest distance between any two of the nodes, the broadcast range being less than one thousand feet, the hindrance being disposed between a first one of the nodes and a second one of the nodes, the at least three nodes being positioned within the space such that a wireless signal communication path wirelessly and communicatively couples the first one of the nodes to the second one of the nodes, the communication path being non-intersecting with the hindrance, the communication path passing through at least a third one of the nodes, the communication path being formed exclusively of a plurality of joined linear segments, opposite ends of each linear segment being disposed at corresponding ones of the nodes.