Data communication using interference alignment

A method for communication in a network having a plurality of transceiver units, the method comprising:

• transmitting by a first transceiver unit (TU) of the plurality of TUs, a first broadcast message, including a first unique identifier of a first timing source of the first TU;
• receiving, from a second TU of the plurality of TUs, a second broadcast message including a second unique identifier of a second timing source of the second TU, wherein the second timing source comprises a third TU of the plurality of TUs, the third TU transmitting a third broadcast message received by the second TU but not received by the first TU;
• selecting a network timing source from the first timing source and second timing source based on a numerical value among the first unique identifier and the second unique identifier, the network timing source serving as a timing reference for communications within the network;
• transmitting by the first TU, a fourth broadcast message having an indication of the first link separation between the first TU and the network timing source;
• receiving at the first TU, additional broadcast messages from other TUs of the plurality of TUs indicating a respective link separation between the other TUs and the network timing source;
• and
• resetting the first link separation to one more than a lowest link separation received in the additional broadcast messages.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions for communication in a network having a plurality of transceiver units, that when executed by one or more processors of a computer, cause the computer to:

• transmit by a first transceiver unit (TU) of the plurality of TUs, a first broadcast message, including a first unique identifier of a first timing source of the first TU;
• receive, from a second TU of the plurality of TUs, a second broadcast message including a second unique identifier of a second timing source of the second TU, wherein the second timing source comprises a third TU of the plurality of TUs, the third TU transmitting a third broadcast message received by the second TU but not received by the first TU;
• select a network timing source from the first timing source and second timing source based on a numerical value among the first unique identifier and the second unique identifier, the network timing source serving as a timing reference for communications within the network;
• transmit by the first TU, a fourth broadcast message having an indication of the first link separation between the first TU and the network timing source;
• receive at the first TU, additional broadcast messages from other TUs of the plurality of TUs indicating a respective link separation between the other TUs and the network timing source;
• and
• reset the first link separation to one more than a lowest link separation received in the additional broadcast messages.