Method of managing a distributed communications system
First Claim
1. A method of coordinating communication among at least three stations on a plurality of networks, each station having an identifier, comprising the steps of:
- (a) selecting, for each station, from among the networks, at least one membership network;
(b) synchronizing the stations to at least one superframe that includes;
(i) at least one transmission slot, and (ii) at least one relay slot, all of said at least one relay slot being subsequent to all of said at least one transmission slot;
(c) determining, for each station, which at least one other station is a near neighbor thereof and which at least one other station is a far neighbor thereof; and
(d) for each of at least one of said stations that has a far neighbor that shares therewith one of said at least one membership networks, broadcasting a message by steps including;
(i) designating a near neighbor, of said each broadcasting station, that shares said shared network with said each broadcasting station and said far neighbor thereof, as a relay station, (ii) transmitting said message on said shared network during each said at least one transmission slot, by said each broadcasting station, (iii) receiving said message during one of said at least one transmission slot, by said relay station, and (iv) transmitting said message on said shared network during each said at least one relay slot, by said relay station.
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Abstract
A method of coordinating communication among three stations (A, B, C) on networks includes: (a) selecting one membership network for each station; (b) synchronizing the stations to a superframe (20) including a transmission slot (22), and a relay slot (26); (c) determining, for each station, which other station is a near neighbor and which other station is a far neighbor; and (d) broadcasting a message for the stations having a far neighbor sharing one of the membership networks by: (i) designating a near neighbor sharing the network with each broadcasting station and the far neighbor, as a relay station, (ii) transmitting the message on the shared network during each transmission slot, by the broadcasting station, (iii) receiving the message during one of the transmission slots, by the relay station, and (iv) transmitting the message on the shared network during each relay slot, by the relay station.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of coordinating communication among at least three stations on a plurality of networks, each station having an identifier, comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting, for each station, from among the networks, at least one membership network;
(b) synchronizing the stations to at least one superframe that includes;
(i) at least one transmission slot, and (ii) at least one relay slot, all of said at least one relay slot being subsequent to all of said at least one transmission slot;
(c) determining, for each station, which at least one other station is a near neighbor thereof and which at least one other station is a far neighbor thereof; and
(d) for each of at least one of said stations that has a far neighbor that shares therewith one of said at least one membership networks, broadcasting a message by steps including;
(i) designating a near neighbor, of said each broadcasting station, that shares said shared network with said each broadcasting station and said far neighbor thereof, as a relay station, (ii) transmitting said message on said shared network during each said at least one transmission slot, by said each broadcasting station, (iii) receiving said message during one of said at least one transmission slot, by said relay station, and (iv) transmitting said message on said shared network during each said at least one relay slot, by said relay station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of communicating among a plurality of stations on a plurality of networks, each station having an identifier, comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting, for each station, from among the networks, at least one membership network;
(b) synchronizing the stations to at least one superframe that includes a plurality of transmission slots;
(c) determining, for each station, which at least one other station is a near neighbor thereof; and
(d) for each of at least one of said stations that has at least one near neighbor, broadcasting a message during each said transmission slot on one of said at least one membership network that is shared by said each station and by said at least one neighbor thereof. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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