Patent ID: 11172498

Abstract:
A method of generating a communication schedule for a plurality of nodes in a multi-hop network, the plurality of nodes comprising a first node, a second node and a third node, wherein: the second node is a primary parent of the first node and the third node is a secondary parent of the first node. The method comprises requesting, by the first node, a first resource in the communication schedule for communication from the first node to the second node and a second resource in the communication schedule for communication from the first node to the third node. The method further comprises allocating, by at least one of the second or third node, a second set of resources in the communication schedule comprising a third resource in the communication schedule for communication from the first node to the second node and a fourth resource in the communication schedule for communication from the first node to the third node; wherein: at least the third resource does not generate a conflict in the communication schedule.