METHOD FOR SCHEDULING TRANSMISSIONS OF GLOBAL BEACONS IN BODY AREA NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A method (400) for scheduling transmissions of global beacons in a body area network (BAN), wherein the BAN includes master nodes and slave nodes and the master nodes are arranged in a tree topology, comprising:
- propagating ascending global beacons (AGBs) from leaf nodes to a root node of the tree during an ascending period (S420), wherein an AGB includes at least reservations of time slots during a time round;
processing AGBs by the root node to determine time slot occupancy information (S430);
propagating descending global beacons (DGBs) from the root node to leaf nodes during a descending period (S440), wherein a DGB includes at least reservations of time slots during the time round; and
processing DGBs by master nodes other than the root node to update at least the slot occupancy information included in the DGBs (S450).
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Abstract
A method (400) for scheduling transmissions of global beacons in a body area network (BAN). The BAN includes master nodes and slave nodes where master nodes are arranged in a tree topology. The method comprises propagating ascending global beacons (AGBs) from leaf nodes to a root node of the tree during an ascending period (S420), wherein an AGB includes at least reservations of time slots during a time round; processing AGBs by the root node to determine time slot occupancy information (S430); propagating descending global beacons (DGBs) from the root node to leaf nodes during a descending period (S440), wherein a DGB includes at least reservations of time slots during the time round; and processing DGBs by master nodes other than the root node to update at least the slot occupancy information included in the DGBs (S450).
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1. A method (400) for scheduling transmissions of global beacons in a body area network (BAN), wherein the BAN includes master nodes and slave nodes and the master nodes are arranged in a tree topology, comprising:
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propagating ascending global beacons (AGBs) from leaf nodes to a root node of the tree during an ascending period (S420), wherein an AGB includes at least reservations of time slots during a time round; processing AGBs by the root node to determine time slot occupancy information (S430); propagating descending global beacons (DGBs) from the root node to leaf nodes during a descending period (S440), wherein a DGB includes at least reservations of time slots during the time round; and processing DGBs by master nodes other than the root node to update at least the slot occupancy information included in the DGBs (S450). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable code, when executed, causing a processor to perform the process of scheduling transmissions of global beacons in a body area network (BAN), wherein the BAN includes master nodes and slave nodes and the master nodes are arrange in a tree topology, comprising:
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propagating ascending global beacons (AGBs) from leaf nodes to a root node of the tree during an ascending period (S420), wherein an AGB includes at least reservations of time slots during a time round; processing AGBs by the root node to determine time slot occupancy information (S430); propagating descending global beacons (DGBs) from the root node to leaf nodes during a descending period (S440), wherein a DGB includes at least reservations of time slots during the time round; and processing DGBs by master nodes other than the root node to update at least the slot occupancy information included in the DGBs (S450). - View Dependent Claims (15)
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