FIELD: physics; communications.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to wireless data transmission networks. A method and a device are proposed, meant for transmitting values of time intervals of nodes in a wireless mesh network which has data exchange between nodes, occurring during the time intervals. Each node supports internal tracking of its time interval assignment. A node can request time interval assignment of another node, and each node is given a chance to communicate its time interval assignment to other nodes. An information element (IE) and a control type communication are introduced for tracking time interval assignments and communicating time interval assignments between nodes of a mesh network.
EFFECT: improved coordination of assigning time intervals between nodes.
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