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Method and apparatus for increasing spectrum use efficiency in a mesh network

  • US 8,855,136 B2
  • Filed: 10/27/2011
  • Issued: 10/07/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing a communications resource in a mesh network, comprising:

  • monitoring a communication channel for a request-to-send message;

    determining a bearing to the request-to-send message;

    identifying a sector containing the bearing, wherein the identified sector conforms to a mesh network sectoring scheme;

    dividing a frequency band into a plurality of tones, wherein each of the plurality of tones corresponds to a unique frequency within the frequency band;

    assigning a unique tone from the plurality of tones in the frequency band to the sector containing the bearing based on the identity of the sector and based on a frequency division multiple access scheme designed to distribute frequencies among sectors in accordance with the mesh network sectoring scheme; and

    transmitting data modulated on the assigned frequency tone to the sector.

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