Techniques for solving overhearing problems of body area network medium access control protocols
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1. A method for communicating between a sender device and multiple receiver devices in a network, comprising:
- generating, in a sender device, a preamble frame;
encoding a destination address of a target receiver device in the preamble frame using a mathematical relationship between a length of the preamble frame and the destination address of the target receiver device in order to allow a receiver device to determine whether it is the target receiver device by comparing the length of the preamble frame to the destination address, wherein the mathematical relationship is further based on a smallest length frame that can be reliably detected by the receiver device; and
transmitting the preamble frame.
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Abstract
A method directed to overhearing problems of Body Area Network (BAN) medium access control protocols. The method comprises generating a preamble frame (S310); encoding a destination address of a target receiver device as a length of the preamble frame (S320); and transmitting the preamble frame (S330).
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1. A method for communicating between a sender device and multiple receiver devices in a network, comprising:
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generating, in a sender device, a preamble frame; encoding a destination address of a target receiver device in the preamble frame using a mathematical relationship between a length of the preamble frame and the destination address of the target receiver device in order to allow a receiver device to determine whether it is the target receiver device by comparing the length of the preamble frame to the destination address, wherein the mathematical relationship is further based on a smallest length frame that can be reliably detected by the receiver device; and transmitting the preamble frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for communicating between a sender device and multiple receiver devices via a network, comprising:
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generating, in a sender device, a wake-up signal; encoding a destination address of a target receiver device in the wake-up signal using a mathematical relationship between a duration of the wake-up signal and the destination address of the target receiver device in order to allow a receiver device to determine whether it is the target receiver device by comparing the duration of the wake-up signal to the destination address, wherein the mathematical relationship is further based on a smallest duration of the wake-up signal that can be reliably detected by the receiver device; and transmitting the wake-up signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless device operable in a body area network, comprising:
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a radio transceiver configured to receive and transmit radio signals over a medium of the body area network; a processor; and a memory configured for storing instructions that, when executed, configure the processor to; generate a preamble frame; and encode a destination address of a target receiver device in the preamble frame using a mathematical relationship between a length of the preamble frame and the destination address of the target receiver device in order to allow a receiver device to determine whether it is the target receiver device by comparing the length of the preamble frame to the destination address, wherein the mathematical relationship is further based on a smallest length frame that can be reliably detected by the receiver device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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