MULTICAST POLLING WITH INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE DELAYS IN MULTI-MODE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

摘要

A plurality of polling response transmission times are allocated for a corresponding plurality of remote devices. The remote devices operate according to a first wireless transmission mode, such as Bluetooth LEE. These allocated polling response transmission times are outside of a time interval designated for communications according to a second wireless transmission mode, such as Bluetooth. Each of the polling response transmission times may be offset from a polling packet transmission time by a corresponding delay interval. In addition, a polling packet to the plurality of remote devices is transmitted, and one or more responses to the polling packet are received. Each of these responses is sent by one of the remote devices during its corresponding polling response transmission time. In addition, communications according to the second wireless transmission mode may be conducted during the designated time interval.