Backscatter devices and network systems incorporating backscatter devices

Abstract

Examples described herein include devices and systems utilizing backscatter communication to directly generate transmissions in accordance with wireless communication protocols that can be decoded existing devices. Examples include devices that generate 802.11b transmissions using backscatter communication. Examples of network stacks are described which may facilitate backscatter devices to coexist with other devices (e.g. in the ISM band), without incurring, or reducing a need for, the power consumption of carrier sense and medium access control operations.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims the benefit of the earlier filing date of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 204,382, filed August 12, 2015, under 35 U.S.C. §119, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference for any purpose and into this article. This application also claims the benefit of the earlier filing date of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 236,761, filed October 2, 2015, under 35 U.S.C. §119, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference for any purpose incorporated into this article. [0003] Statement Regarding Federally Sponsored Research or Development [0004] This invention was made with government support under grants CNS-1407583 from the National Science Foundation and CNS-1452494 from the National Science Foundation. The government has certain rights in this invention. technical field [0005] The examples described herein relate generally to wireless communications. Example...

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However, the devices are often limited by low data rates at close range, or require the use of custom full-duplex hardware at the receiver, making the communication unreceivable by any existing Wi-Fi devices

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