Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Scott L Chamberlain

Jonathon C Skarphol

John C Herder

William B Curry

Terry J Hammer

Brian J Keller

A system and a method. The system may include a node of a network of nodes. The network may be a combined time division multiple access (TDMA) and contention access (CA) waveform network configured to utilize a combined TDMA and CA waveform. The combined TDMA and CA waveform may include a slot ring. The slot ring may include a plurality of TDMA slots and at least one CA period.

Time division multiple access (TDMA) and contention access waveform network

The present example provides a method of providing a Transmit ID within an ad hoc wireless communications network, and use of the transmit ID to provide methods to select a node's transmit pattern (Transmit Patterns), to inform a node receiver that a packet is incoming that is to be decoded (Receive Packet Acquisition), to tell a node receiver how to efficiently retrieve pulses from multiple packets simultaneously (Efficient Receive Processing), and how to disburse network transmissions throughout network time (Network Traffic Smoothing). The present example may also provide for Network Management of the Transmit IDs for use in network bandwidth reduction and maintenance of the Transmit IDs within the Network.

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Cedar Rapids, IA, United States of America

Scott L Chamberlain