System and method for communicating in a time division multiple access (TDMA) mesh network having minimized end-to-end latency
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1. A system for communicating, comprising:
- a plurality of wireless nodes configurable to form a first time division multiple access (TDMA) mesh network and a second TDMA mesh network;
each wireless node of the plurality of wireless nodes comprising a transmitter, and a receiver,wherein said each wireless node is configured to transmit data packets across said first TDMA mesh network or said second TDMA mesh network from a source node through intermediate neighboring nodes to a destination node on a primary frequency and at least one secondary frequency using a TDMA epoch that is divided into at least a beacon interval using the primary frequency and a digital data interval using the primary frequency and the at least one secondary frequency;
said each wireless node configured to overlap frequency usage on the at least one secondary frequency between said first TDMA mesh network and said second TDMA mesh network,wherein a slot of channel time is allocated in both time and in TDMA epoch prior to a wireless node of the plurality of wireless nodes transmitting the data packets;
said first TDMA mesh network and said second TDMA mesh network allocate an unused portion of the at least one secondary frequency to the second TDMA mesh network, such that the digital data interval for the second TDMA mesh network does not fall into a used portion of the at least one secondary frequency allocated to the first TDMA mesh network; and
said plurality of wireless nodes refigure-out a lowest latency after detecting changes in a route.
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating includes a plurality of wireless nodes forming a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) mesh network. Each wireless node includes a transmitter and receiver and is operative for transmitting data packets across the TDMA mesh network from a source node through intermediate nodes to a destination node using a TDMA epoch such that a slot of channel time is allocated in both time and TDMA epoch prior to a wireless node transmitting the data packet.
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1. A system for communicating, comprising:
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a plurality of wireless nodes configurable to form a first time division multiple access (TDMA) mesh network and a second TDMA mesh network; each wireless node of the plurality of wireless nodes comprising a transmitter, and a receiver, wherein said each wireless node is configured to transmit data packets across said first TDMA mesh network or said second TDMA mesh network from a source node through intermediate neighboring nodes to a destination node on a primary frequency and at least one secondary frequency using a TDMA epoch that is divided into at least a beacon interval using the primary frequency and a digital data interval using the primary frequency and the at least one secondary frequency; said each wireless node configured to overlap frequency usage on the at least one secondary frequency between said first TDMA mesh network and said second TDMA mesh network, wherein a slot of channel time is allocated in both time and in TDMA epoch prior to a wireless node of the plurality of wireless nodes transmitting the data packets; said first TDMA mesh network and said second TDMA mesh network allocate an unused portion of the at least one secondary frequency to the second TDMA mesh network, such that the digital data interval for the second TDMA mesh network does not fall into a used portion of the at least one secondary frequency allocated to the first TDMA mesh network; and said plurality of wireless nodes refigure-out a lowest latency after detecting changes in a route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for communicating, comprising:
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a plurality of wireless nodes configurable to form a first time division multiple access (TDMA) mesh network and a second TDMA mesh network; each wireless node of the plurality of wireless nodes comprising a transmitter, and a receiver, wherein said each wireless node is configured to transmit data packets across said first TDMA mesh network or said second TDMA mesh network from a source node through intermediate neighboring nodes to a destination node on a primary frequency and at least one secondary frequency using a TDMA epoch that is divided into at least a beacon interval using the primary frequency and a digital data interval using the primary frequency and the at least one secondary frequency; said each wireless node configured to overlap frequency usage on the at least one secondary frequency between said first TDMA mesh network and said second TDMA mesh network, wherein a slot of channel time is allocated in both time and in TDMA epoch prior to a wireless node of the plurality of wireless nodes transmitting the data packets; said first TDMA mesh network and said second TDMA mesh network allocate an unused portion of the at least one secondary frequency to the second TDMA mesh network, such that the digital data interval for the second TDMA mesh network does not fall into a used portion of the at least one secondary frequency allocated to the first TDMA mesh network; each data packet stream has a different ordering of channel allocation in each direction for full duplex communications; and said plurality of wireless nodes refigure-out a lowest latency after detecting changes in a route. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for communicating, which comprises:
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transmitting a data packet across a plurality of wireless nodes that form a first time division multiple access (TDMA) mesh network and a second TDMA mesh network from a source node through intermediate neighboring routes to a destination node on a primary frequency and at least one secondary frequency using a TDMA epoch that is divided into at least a beacon interval using the primary frequency and a digital data interval using the primary frequency and the at least one secondary frequency, wherein said each wireless node is configured to overlap frequency usage on the at least one secondary frequency between said first TDMA mesh network and said second TDMA mesh network; and allocating in both time and TDMA epoch a slot of channel time prior to a wireless node of the plurality of wireless nodes transmitting the data packets, wherein said plurality of wireless nodes of said first TDMA mesh network and said second TDMA mesh network allocate an unused portion of the at least one secondary frequency to the second TDMA mesh network such that the digital data interval for the second TDMA mesh network does not fall into a used portion of the at least one secondary frequency allocated to the first TDMA mesh network; and refigure refiguring out a lowest latency after detecting changes in a route. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for communicating, which comprises:
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transmitting a data packet across a plurality of wireless nodes that form a first time division multiple access (TDMA) mesh network and a second TDMA mesh network from a source node through intermediate neighboring routes to a destination node on a primary frequency and at least one secondary frequency using a TDMA epoch that is divided into at least a beacon interval using the primary frequency and a digital data interval using the primary frequency and the at least one secondary frequency, wherein said each wireless node is configured to overlap frequency usage on the at least one secondary frequency between said first TDMA mesh network and said second TDMA mesh network; and allocating in both time and TDMA epoch a slot of channel time prior to a wireless node of the plurality of wireless nodes transmitting the data packets, wherein said plurality of wireless nodes of said first TDMA mesh network and said second TDMA mesh network allocate an unused portion of the at least one secondary frequency to the second TDMA mesh network such that the digital data interval for the second TDMA mesh network does not fall into a used portion of the at least one secondary frequency allocated to the first TDMA mesh network; and ordering channel allocations for a full duplex communication; and refiguring out a lowest latency after detecting changes in a route. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for communicating, which comprises:
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transmitting a data packet across a plurality of wireless nodes that form a first time division multiple access (TDMA) mesh network and a second TDMA mesh network from a source node through intermediate neighboring routes to a destination node on a primary frequency and at least one secondary frequency using a TDMA epoch that is divided into at least a beacon interval using the primary frequency and a digital data interval using the primary frequency and the at least one secondary frequency, wherein said each wireless node is configured to overlap frequency usage on the at least one secondary frequency between said first TDMA mesh network and said second TDMA mesh network; and allocating in both time and TDMA epoch a slot of channel time prior to a wireless node of the plurality of wireless nodes transmitting the data packets, wherein said plurality of wireless nodes of said first TDMA mesh network and said second TDMA mesh network allocate an unused portion of the at least one secondary frequency to the second TDMA mesh network such that the digital data interval for the second TDMA mesh network does not fall into a used portion of the at least one secondary frequency allocated to the first TDMA mesh network; and making an allocation request while previous requests are active.
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28. A method for communicating, which comprises:
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transmitting a data packet across a plurality of wireless nodes that form a first time division multiple access (TDMA) mesh network and a second TDMA mesh network from a source node through intermediate neighboring routes to a destination node on a primary frequency and at least one secondary frequency using a TDMA epoch that is divided into at least a beacon interval using the primary frequency and a digital data interval using the primary frequency and the at least one secondary frequency, wherein said each wireless node is configured to overlap frequency usage on the at least one secondary frequency between said first TDMA mesh network and said second TDMA mesh network; and allocating in both time and TDMA epoch a slot of channel time prior to a wireless node of the plurality of wireless nodes transmitting the data packets, wherein said plurality of wireless nodes of said first TDMA mesh network and said second TDMA mesh network allocate an unused portion of the at least one secondary frequency to the second TDMA mesh network such that the digital data interval for the second TDMA mesh network does not fall into a used portion of the at least one secondary frequency allocated to the first TDMA mesh network; and making an allocation request while previous requests are active; and ordering channel allocations for a full duplex communication.
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