Mini-slot communication protocol
First Claim
1. A method of communicating between nodes comprising:
- establishing a plurality of time-slots in a time frame;
associating every time-slot with communications between a pair of nodes, wherein at least one time-slot is associated with communications between a first node and a second node, and wherein at least a second time-slot is associated with communications between the first node and a third node;
having the first node and the second node communicate during at least one time-slot; and
having the third node await communications with the first node in the second time-slot;
wherein the first node does not communicate with the third node in the second time-slot if the first node is still communicating with the second node.
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Abstract
Mesh communications based on a plurality of time-slots in which every time slot is associated with communications between a pair of nodes, in which at least one time-slot is associated with communications between a first node and a second node, and in which at least a second time-slot is associated with communications between the first node and a third node. The first node and the second node communicate during the at least one time-slot, while the third node awaits communications with the first node during the second time-slot. If the first node is still communicating with the second node during the second time-slot the first node does not communication with the third node.
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Citations
19 Claims
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1. A method of communicating between nodes comprising:
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establishing a plurality of time-slots in a time frame;
associating every time-slot with communications between a pair of nodes, wherein at least one time-slot is associated with communications between a first node and a second node, and wherein at least a second time-slot is associated with communications between the first node and a third node;
having the first node and the second node communicate during at least one time-slot; and
having the third node await communications with the first node in the second time-slot;
wherein the first node does not communicate with the third node in the second time-slot if the first node is still communicating with the second node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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5. A method according to claim I further including having the first node communicate with the internet during a third time-slot.
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12. A mesh communication protocol comprising:
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having a master node poll a first slave node during a first time-slot of a plurality of first time-slots by sending a slave identification signal to the first slave node;
having the first slave node listen to the master node during each time-slot of the plurality of first time-slots;
having the first slave node respond after identifying its slave identification signal;
having a second slave node listen to the master node during each time-slot of a plurality of second time-slots;
having the second slave node not respond to the master node if the second slave node does to identify a slave identification signal meant for the second slave node; and
having the first slave node and the master node exchange information during polling. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method of communicating within a mesh network having nodes comprising:
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establishing a plurality of first time slots and a plurality of second time slots in each time frame of a sequence of time frames;
having a node act as a master node by sending polling instructions that includes a first slave identification signal during a first time slot of the plurality of first time slots;
having another node act as a first slave node by receiving the first polling information during the first time slot, wherein the first slave node responds to the first polling information after identifying the first slave identification signal; and
having yet another node act as a second slave node by receiving during the plurality of second time slots, wherein the second slave node does not respond to the master node if a second slave identification signal is not identified. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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