Scheduling in a multi-hop wireless network
US8995380B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/0446
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various techniques are disclosed for assigning timeslots in a multihop wireless network. One such method includes, for each node for uplink timeslot assignments, assigning a higher hop count node to a timeslot that is to occur before all time slots assigned to lower hop count nodes. The method further includes, for each node for downlink timeslot assignments, assigning a lower hop count node to a timeslot that is to occur before all time slots assigned to higher hop count nodes.
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