Method and system for communicating in a wireless mesh network

A method for communicating in a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mesh network, the method comprising:

• at a first BLE compatible device, scanning the BLE mesh network for a unit time period to discover a first transmission time slot within the unit time period that is used by a second BLE compatible device in the BLE mesh network, wherein the unit time period is divided into a plurality of transmission time slots to be used by a plurality of BLE compatible devices in the BLE mesh network, and wherein the second BLE compatible device is located within the communications range of the first BLE compatible device;
• at the first BLE compatible device, choosing a second transmission time slot within the unit time period for the BLE compatible device, wherein the second transmission time slot is different from the first transmission time slot and receiving a confirmation message from the second BLE compatible device in the first transmission time slot within a second subsequent unit time period that confirms the usage of the second transmission time slot by the first BLE compatible device, before broadcasting the data in the BLE mesh network from the first BLE compatible device in the second transmission time slot within the subsequent unit time period;
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• from the first BLE compatible device, broadcasting data in the BLE mesh network in the second transmission time slot within a subsequent unit time period.

A wireless communications device, the wireless communications device comprising:

• an antenna module configured to receive radio frequency (RF) signals or transmit RF signal;
• and
• a transceiver module configured to:
• scan a wireless mesh network for a unit time period to discover a first transmission time slot within the unit time period that is used by a second wireless communications device in the wireless mesh network, wherein the unit time period is divided into a plurality of transmission time slots to be used by a plurality of wireless communications devices in the wireless mesh network, and wherein the second wireless communications device is located within the communications range of the wireless communications device;
• choose a second transmission time slot within the unit time period for the wireless communications device, wherein the second transmission time slot is different from the first transmission time slot and receiving a confirmation message from the second wireless communications device in the first transmission time slot within a second subsequent unit time period that confirms the usage of the second transmission time slot by the first wireless communications device, before broadcasting the data in the wireless mesh network from the first wireless communications device in the second transmission time slot within the subsequent unit time period;
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• broadcast data in the wireless mesh network in the second transmission time slot within a subsequent unit time period.