Abstract
There is provided a method of operating a device to join a network, the network having a plurality of superframes, each superframe being divided into slots, the method comprising transmitting a beacon frame in a first slot of a first superframe; wherein, if a collision occurs in the first slot, selecting a second slot from a group comprising the first slot and a plurality of slots occurring after the first slot; and transmitting a further beacon frame in the second slot in a subsequent superframe.
| Original language | English |
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| Patent number | WO 2008145955 A1 |
| IPC | H04L 12/56 |
| Priority date | 1/06/07 |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Dec 2008 |
Keywords
- superframes
- networks
- joining networks