A method comprising: forming a cluster comprising at least two network nodes, wherein each of said network nodes comprises at least a wireless transceiver and at least one application server; continuously acquiring, by each of said network nodes, cluster topological data from at least some of said other network nodes; continuously transmitting, by each of said network nodes, to at least some of said other network nodes, said acquired topological data; designating, based at least in part on said transmitted topological data, a cluster head; and selecting, by said cluster head, at least one of said other network nodes in said cluster to provide one or more services associated with its respective at least one application server, wherein said one or more services are provided to all other network nodes.

A method comprising: forming a cluster comprising at least two network nodes, wherein each of said network nodes comprises at least a wireless transceiver and at least one application server; continuously acquiring, by each of said network nodes, cluster topological data from at least some of said other network nodes; continuously transmitting, by each of said network nodes, to at least some of said other network nodes, said acquired topological data; designating, based at least in part on said transmitted topological data, a cluster head; and selecting, by said cluster head, at least one of said other network nodes in said cluster to provide one or more services associated with its respective at least one application server, wherein said one or more services are provided to all other network nodes.

A communication apparatus acquires information about a station connected to a first access point, determines whether the number of stations connected to the first access point is greater than or equal to a predetermined number based on the acquired information about the station, and controls an operation of the first access point such that in a case where the communication apparatus determines that the number of stations connected to the first access point is greater than or equal to the predetermined number, a frame instructing the station connected to the first access point to transmit uplink data is transmitted to the station connected to the first access point, whereas in a case where the communication apparatus determines that the number of stations connected to the first access point is less than the predetermined number, the frame is not transmitted.

Joining subnets in mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) environment. A method includes, based on SNR, power and data rate information between a first gateway node for a first subnet and a second gateway node for a second subnet, determining a rate at which the first and the second subnets can connect if nodes in the first subnet reduce signal transmit rate to a predetermined level. The method further includes as a result of determining that the determined rate meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold, then joining the first and second subnets by joining the first and second subnets via the first and second gateway nodes and causing nodes in the first subnet to reduce signal transmit rate to the predetermined level.

A method and a base station for determining transmission paths are provided. The method includes determining that multiple transmission paths are to be configured for each of one or more terminals, and determining first configuration information of a terminal group corresponding to each terminal, which is used for configuring multiple transmission paths for a terminal in the terminal group. The disclosure reduces the complexity and computation amount of configuring transmission paths and improves the system performance.

A method and an apparatus for managing an IoT device, and a computer readable storage medium are disclosed. The method for managing an IoT device includes creating a group resource, the group resource including a first member and a first preset condition, determining, from a plurality of IoT devices, at least one IoT device whose relationship with the first member satisfies the first preset condition as a second member of the group resource, wherein the first preset condition comprises at least one of the following: a distance between the second member and the first member being less than a first distance threshold, and a difference between a communication signal intensity of the second member and a communication signal intensity of the first member being less than a first intensity difference threshold.

A method and an apparatus for managing an IoT device, and a computer readable storage medium are disclosed. The method for managing an IoT device includes creating a group resource, the group resource including a first member and a first preset condition, determining, from a plurality of IoT devices, at least one IoT device whose relationship with the first member satisfies the first preset condition as a second member of the group resource, wherein the first preset condition comprises at least one of the following: a distance between the second member and the first member being less than a first distance threshold, and a difference between a communication signal intensity of the second member and a communication signal intensity of the first member being less than a first intensity difference threshold.

In a first participant in a network—such as an ad hoc wireless network—a facility performs peer regulation of the network. The facility monitors behavior of a second participant in the network that has appointed itself a routing participant for the network. Among the monitored behavior, the facility identifies behavior of the second participant that is inconsistent with its routing participant status. In response to this identifying, the facility sends a message to participants of the network including a third participant indicating that the second participant is no longer a routing participant.

In a first participant in a network—such as an ad hoc wireless network—a facility performs peer regulation of the network. The facility monitors behavior of a second participant in the network that has appointed itself a routing participant for the network. Among the monitored behavior, the facility identifies behavior of the second participant that is inconsistent with its routing participant status. In response to this identifying, the facility sends a message to participants of the network including a third participant indicating that the second participant is no longer a routing participant.

A facility for operating a first node in a mesh network having other nodes is described. The first node directly receives signals each encoding an identifier of one of the other nodes, at least a portion of the signals also encoding an indication that the node having the identifier has appointed itself a routing node. The facility determines a first value equal to the number of unique node identifiers encoded in signals received during a first period of time, and a second value equal to the number of unique node identifiers encoded by signals received during the first period of time that also encode the indication. The facility determines a routing score for the first node based at least upon the first value and the second value that reflects the first node's suitability as a routing node in the mesh network.