Network power optimization via white lists
First Claim
1. A wireless sensor device, comprising:
- a wireless transceiver configured to transmit and receive via a wireless sensor network;
a white list generator configured to;
identify wireless sensor nodes that communicate directly with the wireless sensor device via the wireless sensor network;
identify time slots assigned for communication between the wireless sensor device and each of the identified wireless sensor nodes; and
create and maintain a list of the identified wireless sensor nodes and corresponding time slots; and
power control logic configured to power the transceiver for reception of transmissions from each identified wireless sensor node based on the identified time slots corresponding to the identified wireless sensor node provided in the list.
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Abstract
A device and method for controlling radio power in a wireless sensor network. A wireless sensor device includes a wireless transceiver, a white list generator, and power control logic. The wireless transceiver is configured to transmit and receive via a wireless sensor network. The white list generator configured to identify wireless sensor nodes that communicate directly with the wireless sensor device via the wireless sensor network, to identify time slots assigned for communication between the wireless sensor device and each of the identified wireless sensor nodes, and to create and maintain a list of the identified wireless sensor nodes and corresponding time slots. The power control logic is configured to power the transceiver for reception of transmissions from each identified wireless sensor node based on the identified time slots corresponding to the identified wireless sensor node provided in the list.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless sensor device, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver configured to transmit and receive via a wireless sensor network; a white list generator configured to; identify wireless sensor nodes that communicate directly with the wireless sensor device via the wireless sensor network; identify time slots assigned for communication between the wireless sensor device and each of the identified wireless sensor nodes; and create and maintain a list of the identified wireless sensor nodes and corresponding time slots; and power control logic configured to power the transceiver for reception of transmissions from each identified wireless sensor node based on the identified time slots corresponding to the identified wireless sensor node provided in the list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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identifying, by a wireless sensor device, wireless sensor nodes that communicate directly with the wireless sensor device via a wireless sensor network; identifying, by the wireless sensor device, time slots assigned for communication between the wireless sensor device and each of the identified wireless sensor nodes; creating and maintaining, by the wireless sensor device, a list of the identified wireless sensor nodes and corresponding time slots; powering, by the wireless sensor device, a transceiver for reception of transmissions from each identified wireless sensor node based on the identified time slots corresponding to the identified wireless sensor node provided in the list. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wireless sensor network, comprising:
a plurality of sensor nodes configured to wirelessly communicate, each of the sensor nodes configured to suppress periodic receiver activation, and each of the sensor nodes comprising; a white list generator configured to; identify, during a network initialization interval, neighboring sensor nodes that communicate directly with the sensor node; identify time slots assigned for communication between the sensor node and each of the identified neighboring sensor nodes; and create and maintain a list of the identified neighboring sensor nodes and corresponding time slots; and power control logic configured to power a transceiver for reception of transmissions from each identified neighboring sensor node based on the identified time slots corresponding to the identified neighboring sensor nodes provided in the list. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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