Patent ID: 7082111

Claim:
A method for allocating a set of time slots belonging to a common time division multiple access (TDMA) channel to a network of transceiver nodes, the method comprising the steps of: dividing said set of time slots into a plurality of time slot sub-sets; defining for each transceiver node a common function that assigns one time slot sub-set of said plurality of time slot sub-sets to each point in space, wherein said each point in space is identified by a unique set of space coordinates; and performing the following steps for each one of said transceiver nodes: periodically identifying a set of space coordinates; and allocating to said each one of said transceiver nodes time slots belonging to the time slot sub-set assigned by said common function to the point in space identified by the periodically identified set of space coordinates; and resolving time slot allocation conflicts occurring when at least two transceiver nodes of said network of transceiver nodes are allocated time slots belonging to an identical time slot sub-set and the distance between said at least two transceiver nodes is less than a predetermined distance threshold, wherein said resolving step comprises the step of allocating to each one of said at least two transceiver nodes time slots belonging to a different time slot sub-set of said identical time slot sub-set.