Patent ID: 8830887

Claim:
A transmitting unit configured to transmit a multi-resolution packet (MRP) for an ultra-low power wireless network, the ultra-low power wireless network including the transmitting unit and one or more communication units connected via wireless links, the transmitting unit comprising: a transmitter; and a processor configured to form the MRP including: a preamble period including destination identifier data; a plurality of midamble periods following the preamble period for processing the destination identifier data to determine a destination identifier by the one or more communication units, the plurality of midamble periods including no data; and a plurality of data periods, each of the plurality of data periods following a corresponding one of the plurality of midamble periods to be received by the one or more communication units based on the determination of the destination identifier, each of the plurality of data periods including a payload period including payload data and a non-address period including a first portion of the PHY and MAC headers.