Patent ID: 8615012
Filing Date: 2013-12-24
Classification: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a node in a radio network, the method comprising: receiving, by a receiving circuit of a node, a first portion of a current packet, wherein the node is one of a plurality of nodes on a radio network that have a common network ID and an individual node ID; examining the first portion of the current packet to identify an address contained in the current packet; continuing reception of a second portion of the current packet if the identified address corresponds to the common network ID of the node and the individual node ID of the node, terminating the reception of the second portion of the current packet if the identified address does not correspond to the common network ID of the node or the individual node ID of the node; and in response to determining that the identified address does not correspond to the network ID of the node: