Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating synchronization in a wireless mesh network
US7180915B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W56/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus, and associated method, by which to synchronize nodes in a wireless mesh network, such as a fixed broadband network or a moving ad-hoc mesh network. Time stamps are added to data packets at a reference node defined pursuant to a pseudo hierarchy. The data packets are communicated by the reference node to a receiving node. The time stamp information is extracted therefrom, to provide an indication of a time reference value from which the time stamp information is formed. Registers are maintained at the nodes with updated values of the timing information, used in time synchronization between the nodes of the mesh network.
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