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2015.05.28

HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK SYSTEM, NETWORK APPARATUS, AND RENDEZVOUS PATH SELECTION METHOD THEREOF

United States

Overview

A heterogeneous network system, network apparatus, and rendezvous path selection method thereof are provided. The heterogeneous network system includes a plurality of partner network apparatuses and a network apparatus. Each of the partner network apparatuses and the network apparatus has at least one transceiving interface, wherein the interface types of the transceiving interfaces are not all the same. The network apparatus measures at least one first transmission parameter and receives a plurality of second transmission parameters. Each of the at least one first transmission parameter is related to the transmission from the network apparatus to one of its neighboring network apparatuses. Each of the second transmission parameters is related to the transmission between two network apparatuses neighboring to each other. The network apparatus enumerates a plurality of paths toward a target network apparatus and calculates a path cost corresponding to each of the paths according to a portion of the at least one transmission parameters and the second transmission parameters.