Density-based power outage notification transmission scheduling in frequency-hopping networks
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1. A method, comprising:
- discovering, by a device, a density of neighboring nodes in a frequency-hopping communication network;
identifying, by the device, a power outage condition;
dynamically determining by the device and based on the density of neighboring nodes, an initial power outage notification (PON) transmission protocol by selecting whether to send a particular PON within a broadcast time slot of a frequency-hopping schedule or within a unicast time slot of the frequency-hopping schedule; and
communicating, by the device, a first PON to a plurality of neighboring nodes according to the initial PON transmission protocol.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a node may discover the density of neighboring nodes in a frequency-hopping communication network. In response to identifying a power outage condition, the node may also dynamically determine an initial power outage notification (PON) transmission protocol based on the density of neighboring nodes. The node may then communicate a first PON to a plurality of neighboring nodes according to the initial PON transmission protocol.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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discovering, by a device, a density of neighboring nodes in a frequency-hopping communication network; identifying, by the device, a power outage condition; dynamically determining by the device and based on the density of neighboring nodes, an initial power outage notification (PON) transmission protocol by selecting whether to send a particular PON within a broadcast time slot of a frequency-hopping schedule or within a unicast time slot of the frequency-hopping schedule; and communicating, by the device, a first PON to a plurality of neighboring nodes according to the initial PON transmission protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; a transceiver configured to communicate with a frequency-hopping communication network that operates according to a common broadcast slot for the network that simultaneously overlays a configured portion of all independently determined unicast listening slots in the network; and a memory configured to store a process executable by the processor, the process when executed by the processor operable to; discover a density of neighboring nodes in a channel-hopping communication network; identify a power outage condition; dynamically determine, based on the density of neighboring nodes, an initial power outage notification (PON) transmission protocol by selecting whether to send a particular PON within a broadcast time slot of a frequency-hopping schedule or within a unicast time slot of the frequency-hopping schedule; and communicate a first PON to a plurality of neighboring nodes according to the initial PON transmission protocol. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media having software encoded thereon, the software, when executed by a processor on a device in a frequency-hopping communication network that operates according to a common broadcast slot for the network that simultaneously overlays a configured portion of all independently determined unicast listening slots in the network, operable to:
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discover a density of neighboring nodes in a frequency-hopping communication network; identify a power outage condition; dynamically determine, based on the density of neighboring nodes, an initial power outage notification (PON) transmission protocol by selecting whether to send a particular PON within a broadcast time slot of a frequency-hopping schedule or within a unicast time slot of the frequency-hopping schedule; and communicate a first PON to a plurality of neighboring nodes according to the initial PON transmission protocol. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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identifying, by a device, a power outage condition; dynamically determining by the device and based on a probability of contacting one or more neighboring nodes when transmitting outside of a broadcast time slot, an initial power outage notification (PON) transmission protocol by selecting whether to send a particular PON within a broadcast time slot of a frequency-hopping schedule or within a unicast time slot of the frequency-hopping schedule; and communicating, by the device, a first PON to a plurality of neighboring nodes according to the initial PON transmission protocol. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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