Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for coordinating communications between network nodes

摘要

A system method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for coordinating communications between network nodes. A method may include transmitting an information message related to a first network node implementing broadcasting-and-extracting mode to a neighboring network node implementing collecting-and-broadcasting mode during a first time interval. The method may further include receiving a collective information message package from the neighboring network node during a second time interval. The collective information message package may include one or more information messages received by the neighboring network node during the first time interval and an information message related to the neighboring network node. Corresponding systems, computer program products, and apparatuses are also provided.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
determining, at a first network node, whether neighboring network nodes are implementing broadcasting-and-extracting mode or collecting-and-broadcasting mode; in response to determining that at least one neighboring network node is implementing collecting-and-broadcasting mode, implementing broadcasting-and-extracting mode at the first network node, wherein implementing broadcasting-and-extracting mode comprises:
transmitting an information message related to the first network node to at least one neighboring network node implementing collecting-and-broadcasting mode during a first time interval; receiving a collective information message package from the at least one neighboring network node implementing collecting-and-broadcasting mode during a second time interval, wherein the collective information message package comprises:
one or more information messages received by the neighboring network node implementing collecting-and-broadcasting mode from one or more network nodes during the first time interval and an information message related to the neighboring network node implementing collecting-and-broadcasting mode; andan indication, for each information message in the collective information message package, of an identity of a network node to which a respective information message is related; determining for an information message included in the collective information message package whether a network node to which the information message is related neighbors the first network node based at least in part upon an indicated identity of the network node included in the collective information message package; discarding the information message when the network node to which the information message is related does not neighbor the first network node; in response to determining that no neighboring network nodes are implementing collecting-and-broadcasting mode, implementing collecting-and-broadcasting mode at the first network node, wherein implementing collecting-and-broadcasting mode comprises:
receiving an information message from at least one neighboring network node implementing broadcasting-and-extracting mode during the first time interval;generating a collective information message package comprising:
one or more information messages received from other network nodes and an information message related to the first network node; andan indication, for each information message in the collective information message package, of an identity of a network node to which a respective information message is related; and transmitting the collective information message package to at least one neighboring network node implementing broadcasting-and-extracting mode during the second time interval.