EP3593473A4 - A time distribution scheme for wireless mesh networks - Google Patents

A time distribution scheme for wireless mesh networks Download PDF

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EP3593473A4
EP3593473A4 EP18763645.1A EP18763645A EP3593473A4 EP 3593473 A4 EP3593473 A4 EP 3593473A4 EP 18763645 A EP18763645 A EP 18763645A EP 3593473 A4 EP3593473 A4 EP 3593473A4
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wireless mesh
time distribution
mesh networks
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Kamal POORREZAEI
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Itron Networked Solutions Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W56/00—Synchronisation arrangements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W52/00—Power management, e.g. TPC [Transmission Power Control], power saving or power classes
    • H04W52/02—Power saving arrangements
    • H04W52/0209—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices
    • H04W52/0212—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices managed by the network, e.g. network or access point is master and terminal is slave
    • H04W52/0216—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices managed by the network, e.g. network or access point is master and terminal is slave using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W84/00—Network topologies
    • H04W84/18—Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02D—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE
    • Y02D30/00—Reducing energy consumption in communication networks
    • Y02D30/70—Reducing energy consumption in communication networks in wireless communication networks
EP18763645.1A 2017-03-07 2018-03-05 A time distribution scheme for wireless mesh networks Withdrawn EP3593473A4 (en)

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US15/452,630 US10506536B2 (en) 2017-03-07 2017-03-07 Time distribution scheme for wireless mesh networks
US15/452,637 US10477500B2 (en) 2017-03-07 2017-03-07 Time distribution scheme for wireless mesh networks
PCT/US2018/020984 WO2018165056A1 (en) 2017-03-07 2018-03-05 A time distribution scheme for wireless mesh networks

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