Hierarchical Network Operating Mode in a Wireless Communications Network
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a bandwidth calculator configured to compute bandwidth allocations;
a frame creator configured to format frames for use in requesting said bandwidth allocations from communications nodes in an ad hoc wireless communications network to create a hierarchical network; and
a multi-phase communications unit configured to control transmissions between said communication nodes as a function of a phase of a phased communications mode in said hierarchical network.
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Abstract
A system and method for a hierarchical network operating mode in an ad hoc wireless communications network. In one embodiment, a communications node includes a controller and a transceiver. The controller is configured to create a bandwidth allocation request for other communications nodes in an ad hoc wireless communications network. The transceiver is configured to receive request grants from the other communications nodes granting the bandwidth allocations in accordance with the bandwidth allocation request, thereby establishing a hierarchical network operating mode in at least a portion of the ad hoc wireless communications network.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a bandwidth calculator configured to compute bandwidth allocations; a frame creator configured to format frames for use in requesting said bandwidth allocations from communications nodes in an ad hoc wireless communications network to create a hierarchical network; and a multi-phase communications unit configured to control transmissions between said communication nodes as a function of a phase of a phased communications mode in said hierarchical network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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- 8. A computer program product comprising program code stored in a computer readable medium configured to compute bandwidth allocations, format frames for use in requesting said bandwidth allocations from communications nodes in an ad hoc wireless communications network to create a hierarchical network, and control transmissions between said communication nodes as a function of a phase of a phased communications mode in said hierarchical network.
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11. A method of operating an apparatus, comprising:
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computing bandwidth allocations; formatting frames for use in requesting said bandwidth allocations from communications nodes in an ad hoc wireless communications network to create a hierarchical network; and controlling transmissions between said communication nodes as a function of a phase of a phased communications mode in said hierarchical network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A communications node, comprising:
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a controller configured to create a bandwidth allocation request for other communications nodes in an ad hoc wireless communications network; and a transceiver configured to receive request grants from said other communications nodes granting said bandwidth allocations in accordance with said bandwidth allocation request, thereby establishing a hierarchical network operating mode in at least a portion of said ad hoc wireless communications network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of operating a communications node, comprising:
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creating a bandwidth allocation request for other communications nodes in an ad hoc wireless communications network; and receiving request grants from said other communications nodes granting said bandwidth allocations in accordance with said bandwidth allocation request, thereby establishing a hierarchical network operating mode in at least a portion of said ad hoc wireless communications network. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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