Abstract
A system performs proactive routing for shared internet access in peer-to-peer (P2P) mesh networks. The system continuously monitors communication link quality by analyzing signal strength and its rate of change to compute a predictive link reliability score. When this score indicates an active link is degrading, the system proactively establishes a parallel connection to a new neighbor in the background before the original link fails. This process facilitates a handoff that avoids the latency associated with reactive route discovery. The system also uses a source-weighted path selection algorithm to evaluate multi-hop routes, calculating a path score that gives greater weight to the reliability of links closer to the data source. This approach improves the stability of the communication path and reduces connection latency for time-sensitive operations in dynamic mobile environments.
Keywords: peer-to-peer network, multi-hop mesh network, mobile device, proactive rerouting, source-weighted path selection, link reliability score, received signal strength indicator (RSSI), rate of change of signal strength, connection-state gated routing, smart deduplication cache, sticky routes, internet awareness
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Recommended Citation
Gupta, Raghav, "Proactive Source-Weighted Routing for Stable Peer-to-Peer Mesh Networks with Predictive Handoff", Technical Disclosure Commons, ()
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/10341