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SYNCHRONIZATION AND TIMING SOURCE PRIORITY IN AN AD-HOC NETWORK

  • US 20080240073A1
  • Filed: 03/28/2007
  • Published: 10/02/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile ad-hoc network comprising:

  • at least one group of mobile nodes including at least one timing reference node;

    each mobile node comprising a controller and a wireless communications device cooperating therewith togenerate and transmit timing synchronization beacons having a respective hop count indicating a number of hops to the at least one timing reference node,receive timing synchronization beacons from neighboring nodes, andsynchronize node communication timing with neighboring nodes based upon the number of hops to the at least one timing reference node.

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