Patent ID: 8855102

Claim:
A method of operating a wireless network comprising a first device configured to communicate data at a first data rate and a second device configured to communicate data at a second data rate different from the first data rate, the method comprising: receiving, in the first device, a signal comprising a synchronization header comprising a preamble waveform and a start-of-frame delimiter (SFD) value that identifies an end of the synchronization header and a start of packet data; identifying a data rate of the packet data as one of the first data rate or the second data rate as a function of the start-of-frame delimiter value; collecting a plurality of samples of the signal; determining a number of bit errors in the plurality of samples relative to an ideal waveform; performing an adjustment to a bit timing of the first device based on the determined number of bit errors; after adjusting the bit timing of the first device, collecting a plurality of additional samples of the signal; and performing an additional adjustment to the bit timing of the first device, wherein the additional adjustment is limited to a configurable allowed amount.