US 12,425,127 B2
Reliable link quality estimation in multi-rate networks
Jerome Bartier, Edinburgh (GB); Yacine Khaled, Meudon (FR); Khalid Maallem, Issy les Moulineaux (FR); and Ahmad Kaouk, Meudon (FR)
Assigned to Itron Global SARL, Liberty Lake, WA (US)
Filed by Itron Global SARL, Liberty Lake, WA (US)
Filed on Oct. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/479,678.
Application 18/479,678 is a continuation of application No. 17/476,170, filed on Sep. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,777,638, issued on Oct. 3, 2023.
Application 17/476,170 is a continuation of application No. 16/600,029, filed on Oct. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,133,887, issued on Sep. 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0129057 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 17/309 (2015.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 1/0003 (2013.01) [H04B 17/309 (2015.01); H04L 1/0017 (2013.01); H04L 1/0025 (2013.01); H04L 1/0026 (2013.01); H04W 24/08 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
at a first node within a network of nodes:
determining first link quality data for a first link between the first node and a second node based at least in part on two or more modulation schemes;
determining second link quality data for a second link between the first node and a third node based at least in part on the two or more modulation schemes; and
determining which of the first link or the second link to use to communicate on based at least in part on the first link quality data and the second link quality data,
wherein the determining the first link quality data comprises:
determining a first coefficient for a first modulation scheme of the two or more modulation schemes;
determining a second coefficient for a second modulation scheme of the two or more modulation schemes; and
determining the first link quality data based at least in part on applying the first coefficient to first communication metric data and applying the second coefficient to second communication metric data.