Method and apparatus for efficient data broadcast within beaconing network
First Claim
1. A wireless communication system comprising a child node and a parent node, wherein the improvement comprises:
- when a first packet is transmitted from the child node to the parent node, the child node transmitting the first packet to the parent node by way of point-to-point transmission, and when a second packet is transmitted from the parent node to the child node, the parent node transmitting a synchronization signal with a specified flag set to one and the child node receiving the second packet, transmitted by way of broadcasting, from the parent node in response to the synchronization signal.
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Abstract
A wireless communication apparatus, system, method and computer readable medium therefor for transmission between a parent node and a child node are provided. The child node transmits a first packet to the parent node via point-to-point transmission. When the parent node tries to transmit a second packet to the child node, a synchronization signal is transmitted first and then the second packet is transmitted to the child node via broadcast transmission after a certain period. If the child node fails to receive the second packet during the certain period, the child node sends a signal to the parent node. The parent node re-transmits the second packet to the child node via point-to-point transmission.
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27 Claims
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1. A wireless communication system comprising a child node and a parent node, wherein the improvement comprises:
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when a first packet is transmitted from the child node to the parent node, the child node transmitting the first packet to the parent node by way of point-to-point transmission, and when a second packet is transmitted from the parent node to the child node, the parent node transmitting a synchronization signal with a specified flag set to one and the child node receiving the second packet, transmitted by way of broadcasting, from the parent node in response to the synchronization signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communication device for wireless communicating with a parent node and a child node, wherein:
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when a first packet is transmitted from the communication device to the parent node, the communication device transmits the first packet to the parent node by way of point-to-point transmission, and when a second packet is transmitted from the communication device to the child node, the communication device transmits a first synchronization signal with a specified flag set to one, and transmits the second packet to the child node after a certain period by way of broadcasting. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless communication method between a child node and a parent node, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a first packet from the child node to the parent node by way of point-to-point transmission when the first packet needs to be transmitted to the parent node;
transmitting a synchronization signal with a specified flag set to one from the parent node to the child node when a second packet needs to be transmitted to the child node; and
receiving the second packet, transmitted by way of broadcasting, by the child node in response to the synchronization signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-readable medium, storing a computer program to perform a wireless communication method between a child node and a parent node, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a first packet from the child node to the parent node by way of point-to-point transmission when the first packet needs to be transmitted to the parent node;
transmitting a synchronization signal with a specified flag set to one from the parent node to the child node when a second packet needs to be transmitted to the child node; and
receiving the second packet, transmitted by way of broadcasting, by the child node in response to the synchronization signal. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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