Efficient time-division multiplexed addressing protocol
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1. A method for operating in a Bluetooth network, comprising:
- assigning a respective active member address to each of a plurality of first slave nodes participating in a piconet such that each of the plurality of first slave nodes has a different active member address and such that no more different active member addresses are available in the piconet;
receiving a request to join the piconet from a second slave node, the request comprising information relating to bandwidth requirements of the second slave node;
determining that no more of the different active member addresses are available in the piconet;
determining that the second slave node supports extended addressing, the extended addressing allowing the second slave node and at least one of the plurality of first slave nodes to be concurrently assigned the same active member address; and
performing calculations as a function of the bandwidth requirements of the second slave node to determine whether to share an assigned active member address with the second slave node.
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Abstract
A method for operating in a network that includes one or more of the following: assigning a respective active member address to each of a plurality of first slave nodes participating in a piconet; receiving a request to join the piconet; determining that no more different active member address are available in the piconet; determining that a second slave node supports extended addressing; and performing calculations as a function of the bandwidth requirements of the second slave node to determine whether to share an assigned active member address with the second slave node.
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1. A method for operating in a Bluetooth network, comprising:
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assigning a respective active member address to each of a plurality of first slave nodes participating in a piconet such that each of the plurality of first slave nodes has a different active member address and such that no more different active member addresses are available in the piconet; receiving a request to join the piconet from a second slave node, the request comprising information relating to bandwidth requirements of the second slave node; determining that no more of the different active member addresses are available in the piconet; determining that the second slave node supports extended addressing, the extended addressing allowing the second slave node and at least one of the plurality of first slave nodes to be concurrently assigned the same active member address; and performing calculations as a function of the bandwidth requirements of the second slave node to determine whether to share an assigned active member address with the second slave node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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