Patent ID: 8737345
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless transmission method, the method comprising the steps of: providing a commanding node and a plurality of sub-networks, each of the sub-networks including at least one responding node; assigning corresponding ones of a plurality of first time slots to individual ones of the sub-networks, the first time slots being disposed within a plurality of frequency channels; conducting communication between the commanding node and the sub-networks within the assigned first time slots; sensing a signal quality compromise associated with a first one of the plurality of frequency channels; in response to the sensing of the signal quality compromise, assigning corresponding ones of a plurality of second time slots to the individual ones of the sub-networks, the second time slots being disposed within a second one of the plurality of frequency channels other than the first one frequency channel associated with the signal quality compromise; and conducting communication between the commanding node and the sub-networks within the assigned second time slots.