Unifying slot assignment protocol logical neighborhooding
US6574199B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2019 |
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- 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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