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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2024
Applicant:
Leidos, Inc., Reston, VA (US);
Inventor:
Ana M. Cheng, Odessa, FL (US);
Assignee:
Leidos, Inc., Reston, VA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/00 (2006.01); H04J 3/06 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 56/0015 (2013.01); H04J 3/0658 (2013.01); H04L 5/0053 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02);
Abstract
A process described herein facilitates linking nodes to form a directional network in GPS-denied circumstances. Synchronized nodes wirelessly transmit link establishment requests on pseudo-randomly selected time slots within sub-templates, receive link establishment responses from unsynchronized node on the same time slot in future sub-templates, and transmit link establishment acknowledgements on the same time slot to the unsynchronized node. Upon receipt of the link establishment acknowledgement, the unsynchronized node calculates a clock value to match a clock value of the synchronized node and establishes a link therewith.