Asymmetric wireless system
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1. A method comprising:
- embedding, by a sensor node, data from one or more sensor readings in a field of a first message, the field being designated as part of a standardized protocol to send information other than the data sensor readings;
determining without the use of a receiver, by the sensor node, whether a wireless communication channel is at a predetermined quality level to send the first message; and
broadcasting the first message wirelessly to a component according to the standardized protocol.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for sensor node and access point communication. In one embodiment, the method comprises embedding, by a sensor node, data from one or more sensor readings in a field of a first message, the field being designated as part of a standardized protocol to send information other than the data sensor readings; determining without the use of a receiver, by the sensor node, whether a wireless communication channel is at a predetermined quality level to send the first message; and broadcasting the first message wirelessly to a component according to the standardized protocol.
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1. A method comprising:
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embedding, by a sensor node, data from one or more sensor readings in a field of a first message, the field being designated as part of a standardized protocol to send information other than the data sensor readings; determining without the use of a receiver, by the sensor node, whether a wireless communication channel is at a predetermined quality level to send the first message; and broadcasting the first message wirelessly to a component according to the standardized protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A sensor node for use in a sensor network, the sensor comprising:
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one or more sensors for sensing and logging data; an antenna; a transmitter coupled to the antenna to transmit information wirelessly; and a controller coupled to an energy harvesting and storage circuitry, the one or more sensors, and the transmitter, the controller, using energy previously harvested and stored by the energy harvesting and storage circuitry, to; embed data from one or more sensor readings from the one or more sensors in a field of a first message, the field being designated as part of a standardized protocol to send information other than the data sensor readings, determine whether a wireless communication channel is at a predetermined quality level to send the first message, and signal the transmitter to broadcast the first message wirelessly to a component according to the standardized protocol. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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