Proactive link-estimation in reactive routing networks

摘要

In one embodiment, a node in a computer network may receive one or more reactive routing route requests (RREQs) originated by an originating node, and may then identify one or more links that provide routes to the originating node based on the RREQs. The node may then determine one or more particular links within the one or more links for which to perform proactive link-estimation, and then perform proactive link-estimation on the one or more particular links. Optionally, the node may also maintain a number of the particular links that were subject to proactive link-estimation for a period of time.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a node in a computer network, one or more reactive routing route requests (RREQs) originated by an originating node; identifying, by the node, one or more links that provide routes to the originating node based on the one or more reactive routing requests (RREQs); determining, by the node, one or more particular links of the one or more links for which to perform proactive link-estimation; and performing proactive link-estimation on the one or more particular links, wherein the proactive link estimation is limited to the determined one or more particular links, and the proactive link-estimation is performed on those one or more particular links for a limited set period of time after the one or more reactive routing request (RREQs) have been received.