Patent ID: 11882599
Assignee: ITRON, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 19:
20. A system, comprising:
a first node in a network, the first node comprising:
a memory that stores instructions, and
a processor that is coupled to the memory and, when executing the instructions, is configured to:
detect a first scheduling conflict between a first transmission time associated with a first periodic beacon from the first node and a first listening window associated with receiving a second periodic beacon from a second node in the network;
determine a first alternate transmission time for the second node to transmit the second periodic beacon based on a second transmission time of the second periodic beacon by the second node and a position of the second node in the network;
calculate a second listening window to receive the second periodic beacon from the second node at the first alternate transmission time; and
listen for the second periodic beacon during the second listening window.