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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2019
Arm Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Jarkko Paso, Oulu, FI;
Mika Antero Tervonen, Oulu, FI;
Arm Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Abstract
A technology is provided for operating a network-attachable electronic device, comprising attaching the electronic device to a frequency-hopping mesh network, the network having a synchronized broadcast channel schedule and an unsynchronized unicast channel schedule; deriving a common timing interval value of the network; establishing a subdivision of the derived common timing interval comprising alternating unicast transmit and receive slots based on a hierarchical position of the electronic device relative to a network root device; and at least one of transmitting and receiving at least one packet in a corresponding unicast transmit or receive slot with a one-hop network neighbour in a different hierarchical position relative to the network root device.