Providing communication path information in a hybrid communication network

摘要

Providing communication path information in a mixed communication network. A first message may be provided from a first device to a second device. The first message may request notification of characteristics of at least one communication path between the second device and a third device. The first device, the second device, and the third device may be coupled together in a mixed communication network. Accordingly, the first device may receive at least one message from the second device regarding the characteristics of the at least one communication path between the second device and the third device.

主权项

1. A method for communicating in a network, the method comprising:
transmitting a request message from a first device to a second device, the request message for specifying a neighbor of the second device, wherein the request message comprises a request for link metric information about at least one connection between the second device and the neighbor, wherein a third device is the neighbor of the second device specified in the request message; and receiving a response message from the second device in response to the request message, the response message including the link metric information determined by the second device.