Scalable packets in a frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) system

摘要

A wireless mesh network, method, and processor-readable storage medium for operating a network are disclosed. In particular, methods are disclosed for operating a wireless mesh network to increase the number of frequency channels used by the system without needing to increase the preamble length. According to various embodiments, a wireless mesh network divides the ISM spectrum into two types of channels: acquisition channels and data channels. An acquisition channel is used to transmit a preamble of a communication packet. One or more data channels are used to transmit a data portion of the communication packet.

主权项

1. A wireless network comprising:
a transmitting communication node communicating a communication packet comprising a preamble portion communicated on a dedicated acquisition channel of a frequency spectrum and a data portion communicated on at least one dedicated data channel of the frequency spectrum; and a receiving communication node that receives the communication packet from the transmitting communication node, wherein the frequency spectrum is divided into a set of dedicated acquisition channels and a set of dedicated data channels, wherein a length of the preamble portion is determined based at least in part on a data packet length associated with the communication packet and a number of acquisition channels in the set of dedicated acquisition channels.