Apparatus and method for determining gateway considering low power

摘要

An apparatus and a method for determining a gateway using lower power are provided. The method includes setting probing transmission power for setting the gateway, transmitting a probing request message to another mobile station existing in a cluster with the set probing transmission power, when a probing response message is received from the other mobile station, generating a probing response list for the mobile station having transmitted the probing response message, determining whether a cluster list for mobile stations existing in the cluster corresponds to the probing response list, and determining a gateway mobile station according to a result of the determination as to whether the cluster list for mobile stations existing in the cluster corresponds to the probing response list.

主权项

1. An apparatus for determining a gateway considering low power, the apparatus comprising:
a wireless unit configured to transmit and receive a message; and a control unit configured to:
(i) set a probing transmission power for determining the gateway,(ii) transmit a probing request message to another mobile station existing in a cluster with the set probing transmission power,(iii) when a probing response message is received from the other mobile station, generate a probing response list for the other mobile station having transmitted the probing response message,(iv) determine whether a cluster list for mobile stations existing in the cluster corresponds to the probing response list, and(v) determine a gateway mobile station according to a result of the determination as to whether the cluster list for mobile stations existing in the cluster corresponds to the probing response list, wherein, when the cluster list corresponds to the probing response list, the control unit is further configured to generate a gateway determination message.