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Unicast transmissions in mesh network nodes

US11824634B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ITRON, INC. · US

Inventors

Thomas F. Uhling · Spokane Valley, US
Keith Barnes · Waseca, US
Howard Neal Brace · Waseca, US
Imad Jamil · Beynes, FR

Key dates

Filing date	May 20, 2021
Grant date	Nov 21, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 20, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W56/001
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for communicating within a network. The technique includes receiving, from a first node in the network and at a first receive time, a first periodic beacon that includes a first network time associated with the first node. The technique also includes determining a first transmission time of a first unicast message to the first node based on the first network time and a unicast interval between consecutive unicast listening times on the first node. The technique further includes transmitting the first unicast message to the first node at the first transmission time.

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