Patent ID: 8194591
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of communication in a network comprising a mobile wireless master station and a plurality of wireless slave stations, data being transmitted from the master station to a remote station via one of the slave stations, the method being implemented by the master station, wherein the method comprises: a polling of the presence of at least two slave station (SSe, SSe') for associating said at least two slave stations (SSe, SSe') to the master station, a first election of a first slave station (SSe) among the associated slave stations (SSe, SSe') by the mobile master station, then a transmission of a first message to the associated slave stations (SSe, SSe'), the first message informing the associated slave stations (SSe, SSe') of the election of the first slave station (SSe), a queuing in a first queue of data packets intended for the remote station, the first queue being associated with the first slave station, a first transmission of at least one data packet present in the first queue, the first transmission being carried out from the master station to the first slave station, a second election of a second slave station (SSe') among the associated slave stations (SSe, SSe') by the mobile master station, then a transmission of a second message to the associated slave stations (SSe, SSe'), the second message informing the associated slave stations (SSe, SSe') of the election of the second slave station (SSe'), a queuing in a second queue of data packets intended for the remote station, the second queue being associated with the second slave station, a second transmission of at least one data packet present in the second queue, the second transmission being carried out from the master station to the second slave station and the first transmission continuing as long as the first queue is not empty.