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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Andrew J. Borleske, Garner, NC (US);
Brent Brian, Clayton, NC (US);
Robert T. Mason, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Andrew J. Borleske, Garner, NC (US);
Brent Brian, Clayton, NC (US);
Robert T. Mason, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Elster Solutions, LLC, Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
A method, wireless mesh network and processor-readable storage medium for providing interoperability between devices that are capable of communicating at different data rates are disclosed herein. A start-of-frame delimiter token value in a synchronization header is used to indicate a data rate at which a device is capable of communicating. In certain embodiments, samples are collected around a bit transition and are used to adjust a bit timing of a receiving device to match a bit timing of a transmitting device using a coarse adjustment process and, in some embodiments, a fine adjustment process. In this way, compatibility can be maintained between new devices that can communicate at a relatively fast data rate and legacy devices that communicate at a lower data rate.