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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2008
David B. Ewing, Huntsville, AL (US);
Kevin Banks, Huntsville, AL (US);
David B. Ewing, Huntsville, AL (US);
Kevin Banks, Huntsville, AL (US);
Synapse Wireless, Inc., Huntsville, AL (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for reducing data collisions in wireless networks. In one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a node of a wireless network monitors traffic from at least one foreign network. The node attempts to identify patterns of communication in the foreign network. Based on an identified pattern, the node schedules a transmission during time period for which it is likely that the foreign network is not attempting a transmission that would otherwise interfere with the node's signal. Accordingly, the probability of a data collision is reduced.