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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Hyo Sun Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Chi Sung Bae, Yongin-si, KR;
Young Jun Hong, Seoul, KR;
Kun Soo Shin, Seongnam-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A gateway and method thereof are provided to communicate with sensor nodes. The gateway includes a generator configured to generate, based on schedule information on a previous uplink interval, response data. The gateway also includes an allocator configured to allocate a subsequent uplink interval to the sensor nodes to generate schedule information on the subsequent uplink interval. The gateway includes a transmitter configured to transmit the response data and the schedule information on the subsequent uplink interval to the sensor nodes.