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公开(公告)号:US20210144804A1
公开(公告)日:2021-05-13
申请号:US17096037
申请日:2020-11-12
Applicant: University of Oulu
Inventor: Berhane GEBREMEDHIN , Tuomas PASO , Jussi HAAPOLA
Abstract: The present invention discloses a mechanism to initiate, establish, and maintain relay connectivity in a SmartBAN network while maintaining uninterrupted operations within the network. The present invention comprises the aspects of identifying and notifying an isolated node, initiating and establishing relay connectivity, maintaining the relay connectivity, and ending the relay connectivity when this is desired by either a hub, the isolated node or the nominated relay node. Some new frame formats comprising several new Information Units are also defined.