Method and apparatus for synchronization in an ambient internet-of-things environment and computer program product

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and product are disclosed for synchronization in an Ambient Internet-of-Things (AIOT) environment. Such synchronization includes generating, by a reader, a timing acquisition signal for an AIOT device, the timing acquisition signal including a preamble having a start-indicator part and a clock-acquisition part. Generating the timing acquisition signal includes: forming the start-indicator part, the start-indicator part having a pattern that identifies a start of a reader-to-device transmission; and forming the clock-acquisition part, the clock-acquisition part including a signal corresponding to a timing parameter associated with subsequent reader-to-device transmission. The reader then transmits the timing acquisition signal toward the AIOT device to enable timing synchronization.

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