Abstract: A node selecting method is characterized by comprising a first step of reserving a communication band on a route by seeking a communication route from a source node to a destination node through intermediate nodes by use of an ad-hoc on-demand distance vector (AODV) algorithm in a mobile ad-hoc network; a second step of storing information on communication bandwidth of a link route connecting each pair of neighboring intermediate nodes on the communication route in the intermediate nodes; and a third step of collecting information on available communication bandwidth of the communication route and transmitting it to the source node when a route reply is made from the destination node on the communication route toward the source node.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device architecture for running applications. The device architecture includes an operating system (OS) having an OS scheduler, a Dynamic Configurable Hardware Logic (DCHL) layer comprised of a plurality of Logic Elements (LEs) and, interposed between the OS and the DCHL layer, a TiEred Multi-media Acceleration Scheduler (TEMAS) that cooperates with the OS scheduler for scheduling and configuring the LEs of the DCHL to execute applications. In accordance with this invention, the scheduling uses inherited application priorities so that the algorithms begin to execute at the correct times, and without incurring any inefficient DCHL configuration costs. In the preferred embodiment the TEMAS is constructed to contain a Tier-1 scheduler that communicates with the OS scheduler, and at least one Tier-2 scheduler interposed between the Tier-1 scheduler and one DCHL configurable device.