Patent ID: 8571003
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting information in a communication network of multiple nodes, in which time is partitioned into successive superframes, comprising: allocating by a first node of the multiple nodes a designated timeslot in which to transmit information in at least one of a plurality of superframes; broadcasting, by the first node, a sharability status of the designated timeslot; allocating by a second node of the multiple nodes the same designated timeslot as the first node in which to transmit information during a subsequent superframe, wherein the designation time slot is shared between first node and the second node within a current reservation before the current reservation is terminated, and wherein the sharing is periodic before the successive superframes so that only one of the nodes transmits during the designated timeslot during any particular superframe; and transmitting, by the second node, an annoncement to share the same designated timeslot, wherein the communication network is decentralized.