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Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 14, 2022
Applicants:

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);

Inventors:

Mahta Moghaddam, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Samuel M. Prager, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Mark S. Haynes, Pasadena, CA (US);

Assignee:

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 27/26 (2006.01); H04B 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 27/2663 (2013.01); H04B 1/0003 (2013.01); H04L 27/266 (2013.01); H04W 56/001 (2013.01);
Abstract

This disclosure presents distributed and decentralized synchronization for wireless transceivers. The disclosed system, device, and method achieve sub-nanosecond synchronization using low-cost commercial off the shelf software defined radios. By providing a decentralized mechanism that does not rely on a hierarchical master-slave structure, networks constructed as disclosed are robust to sensor drop-out in contested or harsh environments. Such networks may be used to create phased array radars and communication systems without requiring wired connections to distribute a common clock or local oscillator reference.


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