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System and method for merging clusters of wireless nodes in a wireless network

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OSTI ID:1041247

A system includes a first cluster having multiple first wireless nodes. One first node is configured to act as a first cluster master, and other first nodes are configured to receive time synchronization information provided by the first cluster master. The system also includes a second cluster having one or more second wireless nodes. One second node is configured to act as a second cluster master, and any other second nodes configured to receive time synchronization information provided by the second cluster master. The system further includes a manager configured to merge the clusters into a combined cluster. One of the nodes is configured to act as a single cluster master for the combined cluster, and the other nodes are configured to receive time synchronization information provided by the single cluster master.

Research Organization:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ)
Patent Number(s):
8,189,494
Application Number:
12/464,002
OSTI ID:
1041247
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Fault recovery port-based fast spanning tree algorithm (FRP-FAST) for the fault-tolerant Ethernet on the arbitrary switched network topology conference October 2001
An efficient deadlock-free tree-based routing algorithm for irregular wormhole-routed networks based on the turn model conference August 2004

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