Method for establishing and maintaining a nodal network in a com

Details Method for establishing and maintaining a nodal network in a com Method for establishing and maintaining a nodal network in a com

1989-01-09

1989-09-05

Olms, Douglas W.

Multiplex communications

Wide area network

Packet switching

370 8515, 370 857, H04J 326

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048645630

ABSTRACT:
A method for establishing and maintaining a nodal network in a communication system is described using a network connectivity matrix at each node of the network. The network connectivity matrix has a plurality of channels each corresponding to a node of the network and storing nodal information about the connectivity status of the node in the network. Each channel (row) of the network connectivity matrix at each node includes a first field for storing data indicating whether a usable line-of-sight (LOS) transmission path exists between the node and each other node of the network, a second field for storing data indicating when the row was last revised, a third field for storing the identification of the most recent transmission received by the node and a fourth field for storing data indicating a quality of the transmission path between the node and each node within LOS of the node. A method of routing information uses the network connectivity matrix to control distribution of messages throughout the network in a global fashion as well as between specific source and destination nodes.

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