method for a beacon period protocol and distributed beacon apparatus for a device in an ad hoc network

摘要

METHOD FOR A BALLOGING PROTOCOL AND BALANCING APPARATUS DISTRIBUTED TO AN AD-HOC NETWORK DEVICE In a distributed MAC protocol having a synchronized superstructure (102) comprising at least one synchronized beaconing period (104), followed by a period data transfer system (103), a system and method is provided for creating and maintaining various marking periods (104) at different positions in the superstructure (102). By joining the network (300), a device (301) either joins an existing beacon period (104) or creates a new beacon period (104) at a position of superframe (102) that does not overlap with periods. marking (104) or reserve periods. Beacon periods (104) mutually protect each other by the devices (301) by announcing neighboring beacon periods in their beacons.