Managing bidirectional communication in constrained environments
US11153063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L5/0048
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Bidirectionally transmitting data between a first transceiver and a second transceiver over a transmission line includes communicating between the first transceiver and the second transceiver during a bidirectional communication phase within time slots. The time slots include: a plurality of upstream time slots in which the first transceiver transmits data to the second transceiver, a plurality of downstream time slots in which second transceiver transmits data to the first transceiver, wherein the downstream time slots are shorter than the upstream time slots, and a plurality of idle time slots separating adjacent upstream and downstream time slots.
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