Communication network and method for its use

Details Communication network and method for its use Communication network and method for its use

1982-12-13

1985-02-05

Olms, Douglas W.

Multiplex communications

Wide area network

Packet switching

370 86, 370 88, H04J 300

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044981686

ABSTRACT:
A local communication network for interconnecting data transmitting and receiving stations, such as computers. A number of stations are connected for transmission of data onto an outbound unidirectional bus and are connected to receive data from an inbound bus in series with the outbound one. A "locomotive" generator transmits locomotives onto the outbound bus, and each station, if ready to transmit, adds a packet of data to the next passing "train" led by a locomotive. The resulting efficiency is relatively high and the network delay is relatively low, these figures being even further improved by the use of multiple locomotive generators or a regular-interval locomotive generator. Other embodiments employ an open-ring configuration, and a star coupler to minimize inbound losses.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4210780 (1980-07-01), Hopkins et al.
"The Express-Net: A Local Area Communication Network Integrating Voice and Data", International Conference on Data Communication Systems, L. Fratta et al., Paris, Sep. 1981.
"C-Net, A Local Broadcast Communication Network Architecture", Istituto di Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni Politecnico di Torino, Marsan et al., Apr. 1981.
"Ethernet: Distributed Packet Switching for Local Switching Networks", by R. M. Metcalfe et al., Comm. of the ACM, Jul. 1976.

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