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Wireless network medium access control protocol

  • US 8,693,495 B2
  • Filed: 11/15/2010
  • Issued: 04/08/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for a device to communicate in one operational mode over a wireless network, the method comprising:

  • transmitting a beacon according to a media access control protocol during a beacon interval of a beacon period, the beacon comprising scheduled data transmission information;

    receiving one or more neighbor beacons transmitted by one or more neighbor devices according to the media access control protocol during the beacon interval of the beacon period, each neighbor beacon comprising neighbor scheduled data transmission information;

    periodically transmitting scheduled data according to the scheduled data transmission information;

    periodically listening for neighbor scheduled data according to the neighbor scheduled data transmission information; and

    allowing the device to enter into a different operational mode;

    wherein the scheduled data is periodically transmitted according to a scheduled data transmission period and wherein the beacon period and the scheduled data transmission period are independent.

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