System and method for clustering wireless devices in a wireless network
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1. A method of operating wireless computing units in a wireless network system having a wireless access point (AP), the method comprising:
- grouping a plurality of wireless computing units into a cluster, the plurality of wireless computing units including a first wireless computing unit having the largest amount of data to transmit relative to the plurality of wireless computing units, and a second wireless computing unit having the second-largest amount of data to transmit relative to the plurality of wireless computing units;
designating the first wireless computing unit as a cluster head unit;
designating the second wireless computing unit and any remaining ones of the plurality of wireless computing units as cluster member units;
transmitting data from the first wireless computing unit to the AP for a first predetermined time proportional to the amount of data to be transmitted by the first wireless computing unit;
thereafter, re-designating the second wireless computing unit as the cluster head unit;
re-designating the first wireless computing unit and any remaining ones of the plurality of wireless computing units as cluster member units; and
transmitting data from the second wireless computing unit to the AP for a second predetermined time proportional to the amount of data to be transmitted by the second wireless computing unit.
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Described are a system and method for clustering wireless devices in a wireless network. The system comprises a wireless access point and a plurality of wireless computing units grouped into a cluster as a function of a predetermined parameter. The cluster includes a cluster head unit and at least one cluster member unit. The at least one cluster member unit utilizes a first power level when wirelessly communicating with the cluster head unit, and the cluster head unit utilizes a second power level when communicating with the AP.
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1. A method of operating wireless computing units in a wireless network system having a wireless access point (AP), the method comprising:
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grouping a plurality of wireless computing units into a cluster, the plurality of wireless computing units including a first wireless computing unit having the largest amount of data to transmit relative to the plurality of wireless computing units, and a second wireless computing unit having the second-largest amount of data to transmit relative to the plurality of wireless computing units; designating the first wireless computing unit as a cluster head unit; designating the second wireless computing unit and any remaining ones of the plurality of wireless computing units as cluster member units; transmitting data from the first wireless computing unit to the AP for a first predetermined time proportional to the amount of data to be transmitted by the first wireless computing unit; thereafter, re-designating the second wireless computing unit as the cluster head unit; re-designating the first wireless computing unit and any remaining ones of the plurality of wireless computing units as cluster member units; and transmitting data from the second wireless computing unit to the AP for a second predetermined time proportional to the amount of data to be transmitted by the second wireless computing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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