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AssigneeAtmel Corporation
InventorsEric Sachse, Tilo Ferchland, Wolfram Kluge
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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 first signal is changed by a frequency difference and the second frequency of the second signal is changed by the frequency difference in a subsequent time window of the sequence.
A method for communication between two nodes of a radio network, the method comprising:
A circuit of a node of a radio network, the circuit being configured for address-dependent reception of a range finding command and is switchable into a range finding mode by the command, wherein the circuit is configured to control a sequence through the command, wherein the circuit is configured to transmit a first signal in a transmission time window of the sequence, wherein the circuit is configured to receive a second signal in a transmission time window of the sequence and to measure a first phase value of the second signal, wherein the circuit is configured to change the first frequency of the first signal by a frequency difference in a time window of the sequence following the reception time window, and wherein the circuit is configured to change a reception frequency for reception of the second signal with altered second frequency for a subsequent reception time window of the sequence.
Radio network system, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.