US 12149587 B2 / Nov 19, 2024

Synchronizing nodes in a network

A first node may transmit a first multicast beacon to one or more nodes of a squad that form a network. The first node may receive a unicast synchronize request from a second node of the squad. The unicast synchronize request initiates a synchronization process between the first node and the second node and includes a first node list of nodes in the squad. The first node may compare the first node list in the unicast synchronization request to a second node list stored by the first node. The first node may determine one or more node information differences based on the comparison. The first node may transmit a second multicast beacon with the one or more node information differences to the one or more nodes of the squad.