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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Inventors:
John Thommana, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Timothy E. Snodgrass, Palo, IA (US);
Assignee:
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/26 (2006.01); H04B 1/713 (2011.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/2671 (2013.01); H04B 1/713 (2013.01); H04W 56/003 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01);
Abstract
A communication network includes and a communication method uses a communication node configured to use a time division multiple access protocol to allow communication in the network. The time division multiple access protocol is configured to allocate time slots. The communication node includes a main transceiver and an auxiliary transceiver. The communication node is configured to listen for a synchronization signal using the main transceiver during a first window and to listen for a synchronization signal during a second window using the auxiliary transceiver.