Apparatus and method for adaptive data packet scheduling in mesh networks
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- dividing a time period into a plurality of frames;
subdividing each of the plurality of frames into a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots providing time segments for data communication between nodes in a mesh network, the plurality of slots including at least one global slot for multicast data communication between nodes in the mesh network, the data communication in any of the plurality of slots by a first node being performed using a same single radio transceiver of the first node, the single radio transceiver of the first node being deactivated when the first node is not communicating on the mesh network;
enabling the first node to dynamically assign itself two or more slots of the plurality of slots for data communication, the first node using the two or more slots to receive data communications destined for the first node; and
communicating in the global slot to other nodes of the mesh network information indicative of the first node'"'"'s dynamic assignment of the two or more slots, the first node communicating in the global slot using the same single radio transceiver of the first node.
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide an apparatus and method for adaptive data packet scheduling in a mesh network. An example embodiment is configured to divide a time period into a plurality of frames; subdivide each of the plurality of frames into a plurality of slots, each of the plurality of slots providing a time segment for local data communication between nodes in a mesh network; enable a first node to dynamically assign itself a first slot of the plurality of slots for local data communication, the first node using the first slot to receive data communications destined for the first node; and communicate to other nodes of the mesh network information indicative of the first node'"'"'s dynamic assignment of the first slot.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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dividing a time period into a plurality of frames; subdividing each of the plurality of frames into a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots providing time segments for data communication between nodes in a mesh network, the plurality of slots including at least one global slot for multicast data communication between nodes in the mesh network, the data communication in any of the plurality of slots by a first node being performed using a same single radio transceiver of the first node, the single radio transceiver of the first node being deactivated when the first node is not communicating on the mesh network; enabling the first node to dynamically assign itself two or more slots of the plurality of slots for data communication, the first node using the two or more slots to receive data communications destined for the first node; and communicating in the global slot to other nodes of the mesh network information indicative of the first node'"'"'s dynamic assignment of the two or more slots, the first node communicating in the global slot using the same single radio transceiver of the first node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A network node comprising:
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a communication scheduler to divide a time period into a plurality of frames, the communication scheduler further to subdivide each of the plurality of frames into a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots providing time segments for data communication between the network node and other nodes in a mesh network, the plurality of slots including at least one global slot for multicast data communication between nodes in the mesh network, the data communication in any of the plurality of slots by the network node being performed using a same single radio transceiver of the network node, the single radio transceiver of the network node being deactivated when the network node is not communicating on the mesh network, the communication scheduler further to enable the network node to dynamically assign itself two or more slots of the plurality of slots for data communication, the network node using the two or more slots to receive data communications destined for the network node; and a network interface to communicate in the global slot to other nodes of the mesh network information indicative of the network node'"'"'s dynamic assignment of the two or more slots, the network node communicating in the global slot using the same single radio transceiver of the network node. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A sensor network comprising:
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a gateway to divide a time period into a plurality of frames, the gateway further to subdivide each of the plurality of frames into a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots providing time segments for data communication between the gateway and other sensors in the sensor network; and a sensor in wireless data communications with the gateway, the plurality of slots including at least one global slot for multicast data communication between nodes in the sensor network, the data communication in any of the plurality of slots by the sensor being performed using a same single radio transceiver of the sensor, the single radio transceiver of the sensor being deactivated when the sensor is not communicating on the sensor network, the sensor being configured to dynamically assign itself two or more slots of the plurality of slots for data communication, the sensor using the two or more slots to receive data communications destined for the sensor, the sensor being further configured to wirelessly communicate in the global slot to other sensors of the sensor network information indicative of the sensor'"'"'s dynamic assignment of the two or more slots, the sensor communicating in the global slot using the same single radio transceiver of the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having machine executable instructions embedded thereon, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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divide a time period into a plurality of frames; subdivide each of the plurality of frames into a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots providing time segments for data communication between nodes in a mesh network, the plurality of slots including at least one global slot for multicast data communication between nodes in the mesh network, the data communication in any of the plurality of slots by a first node being performed using a same single radio transceiver of the first node, the single radio transceiver of the first node being deactivated when the first node is not communicating on the mesh network; enable the first node to dynamically assign itself two or more slots of the plurality of slots for data communication, the first node using the two or more slots to receive data communications destined for the first node; and
tocommunicate in the global slot to other nodes of the mesh network information indicative of the first node'"'"'s dynamic assignment of the two or more slots, the first node communicating in the global slot using the same single radio transceiver of the first node.
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