DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC NETWORK DETECTION AND FORMATION
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Abstract
A communication device includes a communication port including network interface circuitry; and a processor, and a non-transitory storage medium configured to store program instructions which, when executed by the processor cause the communication device to perform a network operation comprising: entering into a listening phase; and searching for and attempting to acquire a network.
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43 Claims
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24. A communication device comprising:
at least one module operable to, at least; select a number of beacon phase cycles, between a minimum number of beacon phase cycles and a maximum number of beacon phase cycles, to perform in a beacon phase; operate in a listening phase in which the at least one module, at least, searches for a beacon on a plurality of channels of the network; and if no beacon is heard during the listening phase, then operate in the beacon phase in which the at least one module, at least, transmits beacons over the network and listens for a transmission on the network by another communication device, wherein the beacon phase comprises the selected number of beacon phase cycles. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A communication device comprising:
at least one module operable to, at least; select a listening phase duration between a minimum listening phase duration and a maximum listening phase duration; operate in a listening phase for the selected duration, in which the at least one module, at least, searches for a beacon on a plurality of channels of the network; and if no beacon is heard during the listening phase, then operate in a beacon phase in which the at least one module, at least, transmits beacons over the network and listens for a transmission on the network by another communication device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A communication device comprising:
at least one module operable to, at least; randomly select one or both of a number of beacon phase cycles to perform in a beacon phase; and
/ora duration in which to operate in a listening phase; operate in the listening phase in which the at least one module, at least, searches for a beacon on as plurality of channels of the network; and if no beacon is heard during the listening phase, then operate in the beacon phase in which the at, least one module, at least, transmits beacons over the network. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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