System and method for providing a congestion-aware routing metric for selecting a route between nodes in a multihopping communication network

摘要

A system and method for calculating a routing metric that can select the route providing the best throughput in a multihopping network ( 100 ), based on one or more parameters including completion rates, data rates, MAC overhead and congestion. The system and method are capable of selecting a route in a multihopping network ( 100 ) having a high throughput, comprising calculating a routing metric at one or more nodes ( 102, 106, 107 ), wherein the routing metric enables the one or more nodes ( 102, 106, 107 ) to select the route in the network ( 100 ). The routing metric can include network information such as the raw data rate, the completion rate, and the media access control overhead and congestion.