Time synchronization of a wireless network

    公开(公告)号:US11070348B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-20

    申请号:US16716224

    申请日:2019-12-16

    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.

    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for synchronizing nodes of a wireless network are disclosed. One method includes identifying synchronization paths between synchronization reference nodes of the wireless network and each non-reference node of the wireless network, wherein each synchronization path includes one or more wireless hops between the synchronization reference nodes and the non-reference node, determining a number of timing slots needed for supporting each of the identified synchronization paths, and selecting at least one of the synchronization paths between each non-reference node and at least one of the synchronization reference nodes based on a number of wireless hops of each of the identified synchronization paths and the determined number of timing slots needed to support each of the identified synchronization paths.

    Wireless network performance monitoring and sector assignment

    公开(公告)号:US10805170B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-13

    申请号:US16355776

    申请日:2019-03-17

    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.

    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for monitoring performance of a wireless network and assigning sectors of nodes of the wireless network are disclosed. A method includes monitoring a performance of links between sectors of wireless nodes of the wireless network, assigning or reassigning sectors of the wireless nodes to operate in a first mode based on the monitored performance of the links, wherein all of the sectors operating in the first mode are configured to transmit signals or simultaneously receive signals, and assigning or reassigning sectors of the plurality of wireless nodes to operate in a second mode based on the monitored performance of the links, wherein all of the sectors operating in the second mode are configured to transmit signals when all of the sectors operating in the first mode are receiving signals, or receive signals when all of the sectors operating in the first mode are transmitting signals.

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