METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A NODE TO DETERMINE A PROPER DUTY CYCLE WITHIN AN ADHOC NETWORK

摘要

A method and apparatus for determining a node's proper duty cycle is provided herein. All nodes ( 500 ) within a network ( 100 ) will interactively switch duty-cycles based on a number of hops a device is from a personal area network coordinator PNC. Changing duty cycles based on a number of hops from a PNC assures that spatial patterns of duty-cycles form in a network to maximize data throughput and minimize network wide power consumptions.