Frequency synchronization in decentralized communication networks

A wireless decentralized communication network comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein for each node of one or more nodes of the plurality of nodes the node is configured to:

• acquire information indicative of a frequency associated with at least one other node of the plurality of nodes by:
• receiving and decoding at least one signal transmission from a neighboring node, the at least one signal transmission associated with metadata that includes frequency compensation information between a local frequency of the node and a local frequency of the neighboring node, and
• setting a measurement time frame that follows a reference clock of a time source that provides timing synchronization for the wireless decentralized communication network, and
• determine a frequency offset between a frequency of the node and a frequency of the at least one other node based at least in part on the acquired information.

A device deployed at a node that is one of a plurality of nodes that form a wireless decentralized communication network, the device comprising:

• an acquisition module configured to acquire information indicative of a frequency associated with at least one other node of the plurality of nodes of the decentralized communication network, wherein the acquisition module includes:
• a transceiver configured to receive and decode at least one signal transmission from a neighboring node of the decentralized communication network, the at least one signal transmission associated with metadata that includes frequency compensation information between a local frequency of the node and a local frequency of the neighboring node, and
• a timing module configured to set a measurement time frame that follows a reference clock of a time source that provides timing synchronization for the wireless decentralized communication network;
• and
• a frequency offset module configured to determine a frequency offset between a frequency of the node and a frequency of the at least one other node based at least in part on the acquired information.