Time slot selection in wireless communication
US10743305B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for communicating messages in a channel of a wireless communication network is provided. In the channel, successive cycles, each of which including a predetermined number of successive time slots, are defined. The method may include: a first node obtaining a first list of its neighboring nodes before a first qth time slot; broadcasting a first message in the first qth time slot; receiving acknowledge information from other nodes within the network for one cycle after the first qth time slot; obtaining a second list of its neighboring nodes after the first qth time slot; and determining whether qth time slots are proper for communicating messages by the first node by checking whether all nodes on both the first and the second lists have received the first message based on the received acknowledge information, each piece of which indicates whether a corresponding node has received the first message.
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