Method and apparatus of implementing a body area network using a mesh configuration

摘要

Apparatuses and methods that provide for implementing a body area network are disclosed. An example of a method described herein includes determining a plurality of paths from a source node to a destination node in a set of nodes; determining, for each path in the plurality of paths, a Path Figure of Merit (PFM); associating two or more paths in the plurality of paths with a connection based on a total PFM threshold for the connection; and communicating from the source node to the destination node using at least two of the paths associated with the connection. Apparatuses for implementing the methods are also disclosed herein.

主权项

1. A method for wireless communications comprising:
determining a plurality of paths from a source node to a destination node in a set of nodes; determining a set of path parameters for each path in the plurality of paths; determining a set of weights respectively associated with the set of path parameters based on a selected performance criterion for a connection between the source node and the destination node; determining, for each path in the plurality of paths, a Path Figure of Merit (PFM) based on a combination of the set of path parameters with the set of weights, respectively; associating one or more paths of the plurality of paths with the connection comprising:
sorting the plurality of paths by the PFM of each path from a highest PFM to a lowest PFM; andassociating one or more paths starting with the highest PFM to the connection until a sum of the PFMs of each added path is equal to or exceeds a total PFM threshold for the connection; and communicating from the source node to the destination node using the one or more paths associated with the connection.