Scheduling mechanisms for attaining a per-hop behavior for a plurality of classes of packet traffic in a multi-hop network are described. The per-hop behavior allocates to each class a nominal departure rate and a minimum percentage of available bandwidth. The scheduling mechanisms define a first condition...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7006437?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7006437 - Scheduling mechanisms for use in mobile ad hoc wireless networks for achieving a differentiated services per-hop behavior