Beacon Slot Allocation in Prime
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- performing, by a communications device,assigning beacon transmission times to nodes within the communication device'"'"'s network, the assigned beacon transmission times comprising a beacon slot and frame pattern,the beacon slot and frame pattern ensuring that each node does not transmit a beacon in a beacon slot that is adjacent to a beacon slot assigned to a parent or child node.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for efficiently allocating beacon slot among multiple nodes on multiple levels within a power line communication network are described. In various implementations, these systems and methods may be applicable to Power Line Communications (PLC). For example, a method may include performing, by a communications device, assigning beacon transmission times to nodes within the communication device'"'"'s network. The assigned beacon transmission times comprise a beacon slot and frame pattern. The beacon slot and frame pattern ensure that each node does not transmit a beacon in a beacon slot that is adjacent to a beacon slot assigned to a parent or child node. A beacon transmission slot is reserved for a base node in every frame. The frames may be organized into thirty-two-frame superframes, wherein each frame comprises a base node beacon slot and four switch node beacon slots.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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performing, by a communications device, assigning beacon transmission times to nodes within the communication device'"'"'s network, the assigned beacon transmission times comprising a beacon slot and frame pattern, the beacon slot and frame pattern ensuring that each node does not transmit a beacon in a beacon slot that is adjacent to a beacon slot assigned to a parent or child node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communications device comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory configured to store program instructions executable by the processor to cause the communications device to; assign a beacon slot and frame pattern for beacon transmission times to switch nodes within the communication device'"'"'s network, the assigned beacon slot and frame pattern ensuring that each node does not transmit a beacon in a beacon slot that is adjacent to a beacon slot assigned to a parent or child node. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable storage medium having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor within a communications device, cause the communications device to:
assign a beacon slot and frame pattern for beacon transmission times to switch nodes within the communication device'"'"'s network, the assigned beacon slot and frame pattern ensuring that each node does not transmit a beacon in a beacon slot that is adjacent to a beacon slot assigned to a parent or child node. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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