Method of transmitting time-critical scheduling information between single network devices in a wireless network using slotted point-to-point links
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1. A device comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, if executed by the processor, cause the processor to;
define a data sequence, the data sequence including a header portion and a payload portion, wherein the header portion includes an address code of a second device and the payload portion includes timing control information for communicating packets between devices in a communication network wherein the timing control information defines when the second device communicates, wherein the address code is a first active member address of the second device, and wherein the first active member address and a second active member address are assigned to the second device; and
an antenna configured to transmit the defined data sequence in a data communication packet to the second device in a time defined contact slot.
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Abstract
Timing control information, especially scheduling information, is transmitted between single network devices in a wireless network. Timing control information is usually time-critical information since communication parameters may be changing rapidly in wireless networks. The invention provides a method to transmit the time-critical and up-to-date timing control information to a recipient just-in-time.
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1. A device comprising:
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a processor; a non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, if executed by the processor, cause the processor to; define a data sequence, the data sequence including a header portion and a payload portion, wherein the header portion includes an address code of a second device and the payload portion includes timing control information for communicating packets between devices in a communication network wherein the timing control information defines when the second device communicates, wherein the address code is a first active member address of the second device, and wherein the first active member address and a second active member address are assigned to the second device; and an antenna configured to transmit the defined data sequence in a data communication packet to the second device in a time defined contact slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of transmitting timing control information from a first device to a second device in a communication network, the method comprising:
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defining a data sequence at a first device, the data sequence including a header portion and a payload portion, wherein the header portion includes an address code of a second device and the payload portion includes timing control information for communicating packets between devices in a communication network wherein the timing control information defines when the second device communicates, wherein the address code is a first active member address of the second device, and wherein the first active member address and a second active member address are assigned to the second device; and transmitting the defined data sequence in a data communication packet from the first device to the second device in a time defined contact slot. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, if executed by a processor, cause a computing device to:
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define a data sequence, the data sequence including a header portion and a payload portion, wherein the header portion includes an address code of a second device and the payload portion includes timing control information for transmitting packets in a communication network wherein the timing control information defines when the second device communicates, wherein the address code is a first active member address of the second device, and wherein the first active member address and a second active member address are assigned to the second device; and transmit the defined data sequence in a data communication packet to the second device in a time defined contact slot. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A device comprising:
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an antenna configured to receive a data communication packet from a first device; a processor; a non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, if executed by the processor, cause the processor to; identify a data sequence from the received data communication packet, wherein the data sequence includes a header portion and a payload portion, wherein the header portion includes an address code of the device and the payload portion includes timing control information for communicating packets between devices wherein the timing control information defines when the device communicates, wherein the address code is a first active member address of the device, and wherein the first active member address and a second active member address are assigned to the device; and determine that the identified data sequence includes the timing control information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of receiving timing control information from a first device at a second device in a communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving a data communication packet from a first device at a second device; identifying a data sequence from the received data communication packet, wherein the data sequence includes a header portion and a payload portion, wherein the header portion includes an address code of the second device and the payload portion includes timing control information for communicating packets between devices wherein the timing control information defines when the second device communicates, wherein the address code is a first active member address of the second device, and wherein the first active member address and a second active member address are assigned to the second device; and determining that the identified data sequence includes the timing control information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, if executed by a processor, cause a computing device to:
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receive a data communication packet from a first device; identify a data sequence from the received data communication packet, wherein the data sequence includes a header portion and a payload portion, wherein the header portion includes an address code of the computing device and the payload portion includes timing control information for communicating packets between devices wherein the timing control information defines when the computing device communicates, wherein the address code is a first active member address of the computing device, and wherein the first active member address and a second active member address are assigned to the computing device; and determine that the identified data sequence includes the timing control information. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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