Patent ID: 11343817

Abstract:
A method, and software application, are disclosed for managing data communication transmissions among a plurality of wireless communication nodes that are configured to communicate using a time division multiple access (TDMA) network that is based upon a TDMA frame including a plurality of timeslots. The method is individually performed by each of the nodes, and comprises the steps of: a) obtaining a plurality of K Channel Assignment Functions (CAFs), wherein: 1) K is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and J is an integer ranging from 0 to K-1, and 2) the J-th CAF from the plurality of K CAFs is in a one-to-one correspondence with a J-th channel set, and a J-th Maximum Transmission Interference Range Function (MTIRF), wherein 2a) the J-th CAF assigns one channel from the J-th channel set to an input set of spatial coordinates (SOSC) identifying an input geographic location, and 2b) the J-th MTIRF assigns a J-th Maximum Transmission Interference Range (MTIR) value to the input SOSC; b) obtaining a set of network topology metrics (NTMs), wherein each of the NTMs is associated with at least one threshold; c) obtaining one or more measurements for each of the NTMs; d) obtaining a current SOSC identifying the current geographic location of the node performing the method; e) selecting a CAF based, at least in part, on 1) the current SOSC, 2) the one or more measurements for each of the NTMs, and 3) the at least one threshold associated with each of the NTMs; f) selecting a channel from a list of channels comprising the channel assigned to the current SOSC by the selected CAF; g) calculating a transmission power level (TPL) based, at least in part, on the MTIR value assigned to the current SOSC by the MTIRF corresponding to the selected CAF; and, h) transmitting data using the selected channel and the calculated TPL.