Method of avoiding synchronization between communicating nodes
US7522640B2 · kind B2 · utility
11Cited by
2References
21Claims
0Family size
Assignees
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W56/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Communicating nodes in a network exchange state variable signals indicating the timing of periodic operations performed at the nodes. Each node autonomously controls the timing of its periodic operation so as to distance the timing from the timing of the periodic operations performed at other nodes. If the periodic operations include data transmission, this arrangement enables the nodes to avoid data collisions. The nodes can also adapt autonomously to changing conditions such as changing priority levels and the addition and removal of nodes.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.