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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2023
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Carlos J. Chavez, Marion, IA (US);
Scott C. Bjornsen, Marion, IA (US);
Benjamin J. Haan, Marion, IA (US);
Joseph M. Kelly, Center Point, IA (US);
Sasha N. Oster, Marion, IA (US);
Daniel K Snodgrass, Palo, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A process for constructing a mesh network where nodes use time division multiplexing to define windows for directional communication between nodes in the network includes a discovery period during which node locations are established and the nodes define available windows of communication. Each node may then propose shared windows with other nodes for intermittent directional communication. Each node may include more than one antenna, or an electronically scanned array antenna with multiple apertures. Each window may define directional communication for multiple nodes during the window. Directional, time multiplexed communication enables spatially separated communication between multiple nodes during the same time window without interference.