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Medium Access Control in Industrial and Automotive Wireless with Combined Wired and Wireless Sensor Networks

  • US 20140328199A1
  • Filed: 07/18/2014
  • Published: 11/06/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sensor network, comprising:

  • a plurality of gateways configured to communicate over wired and wireless portions of a network;

    a wireless node configured to communicate with at least one gateway of the plurality of gateways; and

    a central unit configured to communicate with the plurality of gateways over the wired portion of the network, the central unit configured to receive a plurality of link quality indicators from the plurality of gateways for respective wireless paths from the wireless node to the plurality of gateways, the central unit further configured to select a gateway of the plurality of gateways for relaying a message from the central unit to the wireless node.

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