Patent ID: 8271058

Claim:
A method for communicating with a wireless network comprised of nodes that are active for predefined activation times and that are at least partially dormant when not active, the method comprising: generating, by a second device, first information based on a first time base of the second device, the first information indicates when to communicate with the second device; generating, by a third device, second information based on a second time base of the third device, the second information indicates when to communicate with the third device; identifying, by a first device, a start of communication via a first message that exceeds a maximum activation time of nodes on the wireless network by a factor N, where N is equal to at least a maximum number of frequencies configured for the wireless network, and the first message transmitted from the first device; transmitting, by the second device, the first information to the first device; receiving, by the first device, the first information transmitted from the second device, wherein the second device comprising a node on the wireless network that is within a transmission range of the first device, and the first information is received following the first message and is generated by the second device; transmitting, by the first device, a first communication to the second device based on the first information which indicates when to communicate with the second device; transmitting, by the third device, the second information to the first device or the second device; receiving, by the first device or the second device, the second information transmitted from the third device, and the second information is generated by the third device; and transmitting, by the first device or the second device, a second communication to the third device based on the second information which indicates when to communicate with the third device.