Patent ID: 7400615
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for deterministic registration for communication networks comprising: transmitting a node register command over a network, the node register command comprising a plurality of bits, the plurality of bits addressing a range of potential nodes; determining, by a particular node and based upon the plurality of bits, whether the particular node corresponds to the range of potential nodes; determining, by the particular node and based upon the plurality of bits and an identifier of the particular node, a corresponding time delay; listening to the network for a response from a node in the range of nodes; determining, based upon the time slot delay in which the response is received, the particular node in the range of nodes from which the response was received; responsive to detecting the response, registering the node; during a first portion of the time slot delay, determining a level of ambient noise in a network; determining a ceiling of the level of ambient noise; setting a threshold for a good signal to a predetermined level above the ceiling of the level of ambient noise; and during a second portion of the time slot delay, listening to the network for a signal.