A method implemented by a first node of an ad hoc network, including maintaining a routing table containing at least one route available within the network having at least one segment directly linking two nodes of the network by a connectivity link having a type identified in the table, and for each node of a segment, an indication concerning its degree of mobility. The table is maintained based on information extracted from control messages emitted over the network and intended for or traveling through the first node. The method includes: upon sending a data message from the first node to a second node: identifying, by using the table, at least one route between the first and second nodes; and determining a level of stability of each route based on the degree of mobility of the nodes and on the type of connectivity links; and selecting the most stable route.

A method implemented by a first node of an ad hoc network, including maintaining a routing table containing at least one route available within the network having at least one segment directly linking two nodes of the network by a connectivity link having a type identified in the table, and for each node of a segment, an indication concerning its degree of mobility. The table is maintained based on information extracted from control messages emitted over the network and intended for or traveling through the first node. The method includes: upon sending a data message from the first node to a second node: identifying, by using the table, at least one route between the first and second nodes; and determining a level of stability of each route based on the degree of mobility of the nodes and on the type of connectivity links; and selecting the most stable route.

A first wireless node transmits a control signal to be propagated to each of a plurality of wireless links linked up between a plurality of wireless nodes that forms a backhaul network. Each of second wireless nodes that is different from the first wireless node selects, for a transmission route of a data signal, a wireless link corresponding to one of different routes in an upstream direction toward the first wireless node among the linked up wireless links, based on an indicator indicative of a radio wave propagation quality of one or more wireless links through which a plurality of the control signals received from different routes are propagated.

A first wireless node transmits a control signal to be propagated to each of a plurality of wireless links linked up between a plurality of wireless nodes that forms a backhaul network. Each of second wireless nodes that is different from the first wireless node selects, for a transmission route of a data signal, a wireless link corresponding to one of different routes in an upstream direction toward the first wireless node among the linked up wireless links, based on an indicator indicative of a radio wave propagation quality of one or more wireless links through which a plurality of the control signals received from different routes are propagated.

A wireless communication system includes three or more wireless communication apparatuses and a control apparatus, wherein the control apparatus includes a setting unit configured to determine, for each of a plurality of paths from a first one of the wireless communication apparatuses to a second one of the wireless communication apparatuses, a total product value being a result of computing a total product of arrival probabilities of radio frames of respective radio sections constituting the path and a search unit configured to select a path, among the plurality of paths, with the number of transmission times of the radio frame for each of the paths being a predetermined number of times or smaller and the total product value being a predetermined threshold or more.

A wireless communication system includes three or more wireless communication apparatuses and a control apparatus, wherein the control apparatus includes a setting unit configured to determine, for each of a plurality of paths from a first one of the wireless communication apparatuses to a second one of the wireless communication apparatuses, a total product value being a result of computing a total product of arrival probabilities of radio frames of respective radio sections constituting the path and a search unit configured to select a path, among the plurality of paths, with the number of transmission times of the radio frame for each of the paths being a predetermined number of times or smaller and the total product value being a predetermined threshold or more.

Techniques are directed to determining a rank value associated with a first network node. An example method includes determining a second network node indicated as being a preferred parent network node for the first network node. A first rank value is processed to determine a second rank value, the first rank value corresponding to a path from the second network node to a destination network node, including rounding up the first rank value in a predetermined manner to at least a second next higher integral rank value than the first rank value, to determine the second rank value. The second rank value is processed with at least a third rank value to determine the rank value associated with the first network node, the third rank value associated with a path from one of a plurality of candidate parent network nodes, for the first network node, to the destination network node.

A method for balancing sensors within a sensor system, the method including receiving, at a gateway, data from a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors being connected to one of a plurality of sensor modules or the gateway; determining, at the gateway, that a signal strength from a first sensor falls below a threshold, the first sensor being one of the plurality of sensors; and based on the determining, allocating the first sensor to connect to a different one of the plurality of sensor modules, or to the gateway if connected to one of the plurality of sensor modules.

A method for balancing sensors within a sensor system, the method including receiving, at a gateway, data from a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors being connected to one of a plurality of sensor modules or the gateway; determining, at the gateway, that a signal strength from a first sensor falls below a threshold, the first sensor being one of the plurality of sensors; and based on the determining, allocating the first sensor to connect to a different one of the plurality of sensor modules, or to the gateway if connected to one of the plurality of sensor modules.

Gateway devices can use dual cellular interfaces, each assignable to at least one of a plurality of network services, to provide reliable communications for client machines. A gateway device can use one of the dual cellular interfaces assigned to a first network service as a primary interface and the other assigned to a second network service as a hot backup interface. The backup interface remains connected to a cellular network while communications are routed on the primary interface. Accordingly, the gateway device can rapidly switch communications between from the primary interface to the backup interface. Applications, for example, for ATM payment processing, vending machine telemetry, point of sale payment processing, kiosk internet connectivity, remote monitoring and control, mobile or electronic health, and remote information displays, may run on the gateway devices, on servers, on user devices, or a combination of these devices.