A route from a source node to a destination is discovered in an ad hoc network by having the source node generate a data packet including its source address, the destination address, and a field indicating that the source node requests route information from the source node to the destination node. The...http://www.google.de/patents/US20050036486?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20050036486 - Route discovery in ad-hoc networks with data packets
