Network coding method for wireless mesh communication network, involves constructing part of result packet with combination of expected input packets using momentarily used packets, before end of reception of expected input data packets

摘要

The method involves detecting a corrupted used packet. A new linear combination of expected input packets permitting to construct a reconstituted result packet using all or part of redundant packets is determined before an end of reception of data packets, when the corrupted used packet is detected. A part of the result packet is constructed with the combination of expected input packets using already correctly received momentarily used packets, before an end of reception of expected input data packets. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a computer program product comprising program code instructions for implementing a network coding method (2) a storage medium for storing a computer program comprising instructions for implementing a network coding method (3) a relay node comprised in a mesh network and participating in a network coding method (4) a destination node comprised in a mesh network and participating in a network coding method.