Method for integrating network subscribers into an ad-hoc network and an associated ad-hoc network

摘要

A method for integrating network subscribers into a time-synchronized ad-hoc network forms individual clusters in each case of regionally adjacent network subscribers and implements a time synchronization of the network subscribers within each cluster. Following this, a network subscriber at the periphery of each cluster is selected in order to identify at least one network subscriber to be integrated into the respective cluster. Finally, the subscribers of the respective cluster are time-synchronized with every identified network subscriber.

主权项

1. A method for integrating network subscribers into a time-synchronized ad-hoc network, comprising:
forming at least one cluster, each comprising a plurality of regionally adjacent network subscribers; time synchronizing the network subscribers within each cluster; selecting at least one network subscriber at a periphery of a respective one of the clusters in order to identify one or more further network subscribers to be integrated into the respective cluster; and time synchronizing the network subscribers of the respective cluster, to which the one or more further network subscribers are to be integrated, with each of the one or more network subscribers to be integrated in the respective cluster; and wherein the time synchronization of the network subscribers within each cluster is performed within a first time interval (Z1) of a fixed length (ΔZ1), which are spaced from one another with a statistically fluctuating time spacing (dZ1).