Technique to coordinate wireless network over a power line or other wired back channel
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
- a wireless transceiver to transmit and receive information to one or more other wireless communication systems over a wireless channel;
an antenna coupled to the wireless transceiver;
a wireline transceiver to transmit and receive information over a wireline network;
a processor coupled to the wireline transceiver and the wireless transceiver, wherein the communication system is adapted to send and receive one or more data messages over the wireless channel and to send and receive one or more control messages over the wireline network to coordinate one or more aspects of communication over the wireless channel.
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Abstract
Various embodiments are described to coordinate a wireless network over a power line network or other wired back channel.
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27 Claims
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a wireless transceiver to transmit and receive information to one or more other wireless communication systems over a wireless channel;
an antenna coupled to the wireless transceiver;
a wireline transceiver to transmit and receive information over a wireline network;
a processor coupled to the wireline transceiver and the wireless transceiver, wherein the communication system is adapted to send and receive one or more data messages over the wireless channel and to send and receive one or more control messages over the wireline network to coordinate one or more aspects of communication over the wireless channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A wireless node comprising:
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a wireless transceiver to transmit and receive information to one or more other wireless nodes over a wireless channel;
a power line transceiver to transmit and receive information to other nodes over a power line network; and
a processor coupled to said transceivers, wherein the node is adapted to communicate one or more control messages over the power line network to coordinate one or more aspects of communication over the wireless channel between the nodes. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A communication system comprising:
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a wireline network; and
one or more wireless nodes coupled to the wireline network, wherein one or more of the wireless nodes are adapted to communicate one or more data messages with other wireless nodes over a wireless channel and to communicate control messages with other wireless nodes over the wireline network to coordinate one or more aspects of the communication of messages over the wireless channel. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method of transmitting messages between wireless nodes, one or more of the wireless nodes being coupled to both a wireless channel and a wireline network, the method comprising:
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the one or more wireless nodes communicating one or more data messages over the wireless channel; and
the one or more wireless nodes communicating one or more control messages over the wireline network to coordinate one or more aspects of communication between the wireless nodes over the wireless channel. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of using both a wireless network and a power line network comprising:
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communicating one or more data messages over a wireless channel; and
communicating one or more control messages over a wireline network to coordinate one or more aspects of communication over the wireless channel. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. An article comprising:
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a storage medium;
said storage medium including stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor, result in;
communicating one or more data messages over a wireless channel; and
communicating one or more control messages over a wireline network to coordinate one or more aspects of communication over the wireless channel. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method of clock synchronization comprising:
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initializing a local clock;
obtaining a time value from a second clock;
calculating an offset between the local clock and the second clock;
adjusting the local clock based on the offset;
receiving a common timing signal from a wired network;
adjusting the local clock based upon the common timing signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A node in a network, the node comprising:
a processor, the processor programmed to implement a local clock process, the local clock process to determine an initial time for a local clock, to receive a timing signal via a power line network, and to adjust the local clock based upon the timing signal. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method of clock synchronization comprising:
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determining an initial time for a local clock;
receiving a timing signal via a power line network;
adjusting the local clock based upon the timing signal.
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27. A method of clock synchronization for one or more nodes in a multi-hop wireless TDMA network, the method comprising:
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determining an initial time for a local clock;
receiving a timing signal via a power line network;
adjusting the local clock based upon the timing signal; and
using the adjusted local clock to identify one or more TDMA time slots.
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