Method for optimizing communication within a wireless network
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1. A method for optimizing communication within a wireless network comprising a plurality of nodes including at least one mobile node and at least one fixed node, the method comprising:
- at a fixed node;
transmitting a request signal to the plurality of mobile nodes,recording a time of transmission of the request signal,receiving a first reply signal from a mobile node,recording an arrival time of the first reply signal,receiving a second reply signal from the mobile node, wherein the second reply signal includes a time of transmission of the first reply signal and a time of reception of the request signal, andcomputing a propagation time and a clock correction associated with the mobile node using the recorded arrival time of the first reply signal, the received time of transmission of the first reply signal, the recorded time of transmission of the request signal, and the received time of reception of the request signal.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing a MAC protocol that optimizes communication within a wireless network. Specifically, the system and method operates with Mobile Terminals, Fixed References and at least one Main Control, wherein a method defines the sequence of messages exchanged between each Mobile Terminals, Fixed Reference and the Main Control for assuring the data is optimally communicated within the network.
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1. A method for optimizing communication within a wireless network comprising a plurality of nodes including at least one mobile node and at least one fixed node, the method comprising:
at a fixed node; transmitting a request signal to the plurality of mobile nodes, recording a time of transmission of the request signal, receiving a first reply signal from a mobile node, recording an arrival time of the first reply signal, receiving a second reply signal from the mobile node, wherein the second reply signal includes a time of transmission of the first reply signal and a time of reception of the request signal, and computing a propagation time and a clock correction associated with the mobile node using the recorded arrival time of the first reply signal, the received time of transmission of the first reply signal, the recorded time of transmission of the request signal, and the received time of reception of the request signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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