System and method for synchronizing TDMA mesh networks

Details System and method for synchronizing TDMA mesh networks System and method for synchronizing TDMA mesh networks

2006-07-24

2011-11-15

Afshar, Kamran (Department: 2617)

Multiplex communications

Communication over free space

Repeater

C370S458000, C370S350000, C370S324000, C370S330000, C370S337000

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08059578

ABSTRACT:
A communications system includes a plurality of Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) mesh networks formed by a plurality of wireless nodes. Each plurality of wireless nodes within a respective TDMA mesh network comprises a transmitter and receiver that communicate on a primary and optionally at least one secondary frequency and use a TDMA epoch that is divided into at least a beacon interval using the primary frequency and a digital data interval using the primary and secondary frequencies. The wireless nodes are synchronized to each other such that the start of TDMA epochs for each TDMA mesh network overlap and have the same TDMA epoch duration or an integer multiple thereof.

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