Transmitting and Receiving Packets Wirelessly with Time Based Packet Data Portion Positioning

An apparatus for transmitting packets wirelessly, the apparatus comprising:

• processing circuitry;
• memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the apparatus is operative to, for each packet:
• request to transmit the packet;
• wait for a respective random or pseudorandom time period before transmitting the packet;
• and
• transmit the packet containing a respective data portion, wherein a position of the respective data portion in the packet is selected such that a time interval between transmission of respective data portions in adjacent packets is a constant time interval.

A system comprising:

• a transmitting apparatus operative to, for each of a plurality of packets:
• request to transmit the packet;
• wait for a respective random or pseudorandom time period before transmitting the packet;
• and
• wirelessly transmit the packet, the packet containing a respective data portion at a position in the packet selected such that a time interval between transmission of respective data portions in adjacent packets is a constant time interval;
• a receiving apparatus operative to wirelessly receive the packets at constant time intervals shifted by the respective random or pseudorandom time period.