Method and wireless sensor platform for establishing pair-wise communication
First Claim
1. A method for a requesting node establishing a pair-wise communication channel with another node, the method comprising:
- (i) Transmitting a channel establishing request message from the requesting node;
(ii) Receiving an acknowledge decision message from an acknowledge node the acknowledge decision message having at least one pair-wise communication channel requirement associated therewith;
(iii) Determining a request decision message indicating if a channel is to be established with the acknowledge node, said request decision message indicating acceptance of the establishing acknowledge decision message if said requirement is acceptable to the requesting node; and
(v) Transmitting said request decision message to said acknowledge node thereby confirming establishment of said pair-wise communication channel between said requesting node and said acknowledge node at communication rendezvous times based on shared information communicated between said requesting node and said acknowledge node.
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Abstract
A method for a wireless sensor platform (10) establishing a pair-wise communication channel with an acknowledge platform by firstly transmitting a channel establishing request message (32) and then receiving an acknowledge message (33), having at least one requirement, from the acknowledge platform. Thereafter, the platform (10) determines a request decision message (37) indicating if a channel should be established with the acknowledge platform if the requirement is acceptable to the platform (10). The platform (10) then performs transmitting the request decision message (38) to the acknowledge platform and then another acknowledge signal is received (40) from the acknowledge platform thereby confirming pair-wise communication of the platform (10) with the acknowledge platform at pseudo-random communication rendezvous times based on a shared seed communicated between the platform (10) and the acknowledge platform.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for a requesting node establishing a pair-wise communication channel with another node, the method comprising:
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(i) Transmitting a channel establishing request message from the requesting node;
(ii) Receiving an acknowledge decision message from an acknowledge node the acknowledge decision message having at least one pair-wise communication channel requirement associated therewith;
(iii) Determining a request decision message indicating if a channel is to be established with the acknowledge node, said request decision message indicating acceptance of the establishing acknowledge decision message if said requirement is acceptable to the requesting node; and
(v) Transmitting said request decision message to said acknowledge node thereby confirming establishment of said pair-wise communication channel between said requesting node and said acknowledge node at communication rendezvous times based on shared information communicated between said requesting node and said acknowledge node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for an acknowledge node establishing a pair-wise communication channel with a requesting node, the method comprising:
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(x) Receiving a channel establishing request message from the requesting node;
(xi) Determining an acknowledge decision message indicating if a channel is to be established with the requesting node, said acknowledge decision message indicating acceptance of the establishing request message if at least one pre-defined condition is satisfied;
(xii) Transmitting said acknowledge decision message; and
(xiii) Receiving a request decision message from said requesting node in response to the (xii) transmitting step transmitting said acknowledge decision message indicating said acceptance thereby confirming establishment of said pair-wise communication channel between said requesting node and said acknowledge node at communication rendezvous times based on shared information communicated between said requesting node and said acknowledge node. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A wireless sensor platform, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; and
a processor operatively coupled to the wireless transceiver and having at least a pair-wise communication establishing mode of operation and communicating data mode of operation, wherein the pair-wise communication establishing mode of operation comprises effecting a channel establishment for allowing said communicating data mode of operation of said wireless sensor platform with another wireless sensor platform at communication rendezvous times based on shared information communicated between said wireless sensor platform and another wireless sensor platform. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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