Patent ID: 11956858
Assignee: nan
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for a user node of a wireless network to transmit a data message, the method comprising:
a) calculating a header-duration interval comprising an amount of time required for transmitting a header;
b) calculating a data-ready time at which a data message is expected to be ready for transmission;
c) calculating a start time comprising the data-ready time minus the header-duration interval;
d) at the start time, transmitting the header; and
e) transmitting the data message at or after the calculated data-ready time, when the data message is ready to be transmitted;
f) and wherein the header comprises at least one of:
i) a type field indicating that a data message follows the header;
ii) an identification code of the user node;
iii) an address of an intended recipient of the data message;
iv) an error-checking code;
v) an indication of a size of the data message; and
vi) a priority or QoS (quality of service) desired for processing the data message.