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Time-hopping systems and techniques for wireless communications

  • US 7,408,914 B2
  • Filed: 01/08/2004
  • Issued: 08/05/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of scheduling communications over a frame having a plurality of time slots, comprising:

  • assigning information to be transmitted between two terminals in a first piconet to a block of the time slots within a frame;

    reordering the time slot assignments within the frame using a permutation function, the permutation function being a function of frame count and an initial seed unique to the first piconet;

    receiving a different initial seed and frame count from a terminal in a second piconet; and

    receiving time slot assignments from the terminal in the second piconet for information to be transmitted between the terminal in the second piconet and a bridge terminal, the bridge terminal belonging to both the first and second piconets.

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