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Unifying slot assignment protocol logical neighborhooding

US6574199B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 1999
Grant dateJun 3, 2003
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/18
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A heuristic logical neighborhooding technique is applied to dynamic wireless networking. Logical neighborhooding, provides for the formation of logical neighborhoods across a plurality of channels when such need arises due to increased network density. The technique utilizes a time division multiple access structure including bootstrap slots, broadcast slots, and traffic slots.

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