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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2009
Alan D. Amis, Plano, TX (US);
George A. Deprez, Dallas, TX (US);
Steven Vanlaningham, Richardson, TX (US);
Rachel A. Rivera, Murphy, TX (US);
Bruce A. B. Babb, Plano, TX (US);
Alan D. Amis, Plano, TX (US);
George A. Deprez, Dallas, TX (US);
Steven Vanlaningham, Richardson, TX (US);
Rachel A. Rivera, Murphy, TX (US);
Bruce A. B. Babb, Plano, TX (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A method for directional mobile ad-hoc communication may include transmitting a join message from a first node to a second node, receiving an accept message from the second node including a TDMA frame slot reassignment correlating to an available TDMA frame slot in a TDMA frame associated with the second node, reassigning a TDMA frame slot for the first node in the TDMA frame associated with the first node according to the frame slot reassignment, and assigning a TDMA frame slot for the second node in the TDMA frame of the first node. It may also comprise executing a discovery protocol to configure a directional mobile ad-hoc communication network between a first node and as second node, transmitting a bandwidth reservation request message from the first node to the second node, receiving a bandwidth reservation response message from the second node, and enabling a relay node.