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DISTRIBUTED MEDIUM ACCESS PROTOCOL FOR WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS

  • US 20090279487A1
  • Filed: 05/12/2006
  • Published: 11/12/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of medium access control in a network, the method comprising:

  • dividing a time interval into a first phase and a second phase, the second phase including a beacon period;

    dividing the beacon period into one or more slots, where a plurality of devices in the network may use the slots to dynamically enlarge their corresponding beacons;

    dynamically defining a slot length for each of the slots in the beacon period; and

    defining a beacon period duration.

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