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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2024
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Jerome Henry, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Robert E. Barton, Richmond, CA;
Robert C. Badea, Broadview Heights, OH (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are a system and method for synchronizing a first cluster of anchors with a second cluster of anchors so that anchors in the first and second clusters operate on a time base that is nearly the same among the anchors. An anchor acting in the first cluster starts with a first time-synchronization event, such as a poll request, and awaits responses from anchors in the first cluster. Upon receiving the first synchronization event, one of the anchors in the first cluster relays the event to one of the anchors in the second cluster. That anchor then performs a second time-synchronization event and awaits responses from the anchors in the second cluster. Relaying the synchronization event is a single, short message employing two-way ranging. The relaying avoids transmitting many messages among the anchors, resulting in a more accurate time base among the anchors.
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