Circuit, system and method for communication between two nodes of a radio network

US8406144B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Atmel Corporation · US

Inventors

• Eric Sachse · Leipzig, DE
• Tilo Ferchland · Dresden, DE
• Wolfram Kluge · Dresden, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 29, 2009
• Grant date: Mar 26, 2013
• Expiry date: Dec 1, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W24/00
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A circuit, system, and method for range finding between two nodes of a radio network, in particular in conformance with the industry standard IEEE 802.15.4. A mode for finding the range to a second node is initiated by the first node. A command for range finding with the address of the second node is transmitted from the first node to the second node in the mode for range finding. The second node is switched into the range finding mode by the command. A sequence is controlled by the command in the range finding mode. As a result of the control by the command, a first signal is transmitted by the first node in a transmission time window of the sequence and the first signal is received by the second node in an associated reception time window of the sequence, and a first phase value of the first signal is measured. As a result of the control by the command, a second signal is transmitted by the second node in a transmission time window of the sequence and the second signal is received by the first node in an associated reception time window of the sequence, and a second phase value of the second signal is measured. As a result of the control by the command, the first frequency of the…