A method for the self-organization of a plural-node communication network which involves (1) selecting a central coordinator (CCo) node from a collection of nodes initially lacking a CCo, (2) employing the selected CCo to oversee a procedure for discovering, from the mentioned node collection, all nodes...http://www.google.com/patents/US20040174829?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20040174829 - Centralized network organization and topology discovery in AD-HOC network with central controller
