Methods and systems for improved communication in multi-hop networks
US10477543B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for improving communication in a multi-hop, time-slotted wireless network are presented. Embodiments of the present invention are able re-use timeslots to locally transmit information to one-hop nodes, thereby utilizing the bandwidth more efficiently. Other embodiments are able to evaluate the trade-off between power consumption and communication reliability, and are consequently able to provide increasing degrees of robustness for broadcasts in the wireless network. That is, these latter embodiments are able to incrementally use re-transmissions, therein trading-off battery life for an increased message completion rate or a lower packet error rate, for example, in order to reliably broadcast critical or high-priority message network-wide.
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