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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2006
John Anderson Fergus Ross, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Nick Andrew Van Stralen, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
John Erik Hershey, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
John Anderson Fergus Ross, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Nick Andrew Van Stralen, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
John Erik Hershey, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
Systems and/or methods for relaying messages between nodes in a network (e.g. a wireless network) are provided. In accordance with certain exemplary embodiments, substantially simultaneous communications between nodes may be accomplished. At least one secondary turbo-coded message may be piggybacked onto a turbo-coded primary message. Messages in the network may be queued and sent from a transmitter to at least one receiver based at least in part on the signal-to-noise ratio(s) of the receiver nodes with respect to the transmitter. Thus, it may be possible to realize a network that reduces collision problems, reduces delays in communications, and/or increases throughput.