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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2016
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Yichao Jin, Bristol, GB;
Usman Raza, Bristol, GB;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a wireless device and a method for managing a wireless device for wireless transmission over a multi-hop wireless network, the wireless device comprising a wireless interface and a controller. A schedule of timeslots for transmitting and timeslots for receiving messages is determined based on which layer of the network the wireless device occupies. A transmission from a first node is received during a scheduled timeslot for receiving messages, the transmission comprising a message. The message is added to a queue of messages. In response to a signal being received via the wireless interface indicating that another node in the network has received the message, the message is removed from the queue of messages. During a scheduled timeslot for transmitting messages, at least one message from the queue of messages is transmitted to nodes in a layer closer to the sink than the wireless device.