US 6,982,987 B2
Wireless communication network including data prioritization and packet reception error determination features and related methods
Joseph Bibb Cain, Indialantic, Fla. (US)
Assigned to Harris Corporation, Melbourne, Fla. (US)
Filed on Mar. 27, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/400,601.
Application 10/400601 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/043457, filed on Jan. 10, 2002, granted, now 6,904,032.
Prior Publication US 2003/0179756 A1, Sep. 25, 2003
Int. Cl. H04B 7/212 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 370—442 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless communication network comprising:
a plurality of mobile nodes each comprising a wireless transceiver and a controller for controlling said wireless transceiver, said controller also for
scheduling a plurality of time slots for establishing a communication link with a neighboring mobile node for transmitting data therebetween, the data having a plurality of priority levels, each priority level having a minimum quality threshold associated therewith,
determining respective link quality values associated with the communication link during each time slot, and
prioritizing data to be transmitted during the time slots based upon the priority level of the data and the link quality values including prioritizing the data to be transmitted by assigning data corresponding to a given priority level to a first available time slot for which the link quality value is above the respective minimum quality threshold.