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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Suresh K. Iyer, Germantown, MD (US);
Scott Charles Evans, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Harold Woodruff Tomlinson, Jr., Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Budhaditya Deb, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Giri Kuthethoor, Boyds, MD (US);
Ishan P. Weerakoon, Rockville, MD (US);
Suresh K. Iyer, Germantown, MD (US);
Scott Charles Evans, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Harold Woodruff Tomlinson, Jr., Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Budhaditya Deb, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Giri Kuthethoor, Boyds, MD (US);
Ishan P. Weerakoon, Rockville, MD (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus that provides quality of service in wireless or sensor networks is disclosed. The method may include determining a class of service for transmission of one or more messages, adjusting a maximum packet length based on the determined class of service, allocating message time slots based on the determined class of service, setting a guard band size and frequency of resynchronization, and transmitting one or more messages using the adjusted maximum packet length, the allocated message time slots, and the set guard band size and frequency of resynchronization.