Artery nodes
AssigneeRockwell Collins, Inc.
InventorsC. David Young, James A. Stevens
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Abstract
A method of communicating over a network of nodes is disclosed. According to the method, it is determined whether a first node forms part of an interconnected sub-network within the network. Broadcast slots are assigned to the first node if the first node is part of the sub-network. The first node is permitted to use the assigned broadcast slots to broadcast data to other nodes. Nodes within one hop of the first node but not forming part of the sub-network are permitted to use an assigned broadcast slot if the first node is not using the broadcast slot.
Claims17
A method of communicating over a network of nodes, comprising:
- determining whether a first node forms part of an interconnected sub-network within the network;
- and
- assigning broadcast slots to the first node if the first node is part of the sub-network;
- permitting the first node to use the assigned broadcast slots to broadcast data to other nodes;
- and
- permitting nodes within one hop of the first node but not forming part of the sub-network to use an assigned broadcast slot if the first node is not using the broadcast slot.
A method of assigning communication time slots to nodes in a wireless network, comprising:
- determining, for each node in the network, whether the node is part of an interconnected sub-network formed within the wireless network, wherein no node in the network is more than one hop away from a node in the sub-network;
- assigning time slots to nodes in the sub-network;
- and
- permitting nodes within the sub-network to use the assigned time slots to broadcast data to other nodes in the wireless network;
- allowing a node that is not part of the sub-network to use an assigned time slot to broadcast data to other nodes in the network if the nodes that are part of the sub-network are not using the assigned time slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.