Multiplex communications – Channel assignment techniques
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-08
2008-07-08
Rao, Seema S. (Department: 2616)
Multiplex communications
Channel assignment techniques
Reexamination Certificate
active
10867481
ABSTRACT:
A method of communicating over a network of nodes is disclosed. According to the method, it is determined whether a first node forms part of an interconnected sub-network within the network. Broadcast slots are assigned to the first node if the first node is part of the sub-network. The first node is permitted to use the assigned broadcast slots to broadcast data to other nodes. Nodes within one hop of the first node but not forming part of the sub-network are permitted to use an assigned broadcast slot if the first node is not using the broadcast slot.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4504946 (1985-03-01), Raychaudhuri
patent: 4763322 (1988-08-01), Eizenhofer
patent: 5012469 (1991-04-01), Sardana
patent: 5117422 (1992-05-01), Hauptschein et al.
patent: 5245609 (1993-09-01), Ofek et al.
patent: 5295140 (1994-03-01), Crisler et al.
patent: 5396496 (1995-03-01), Ito et al.
patent: 5420858 (1995-05-01), Marshall et al.
patent: 5448698 (1995-09-01), Wilkes
patent: 5450394 (1995-09-01), Gruber et al.
patent: 5457681 (1995-10-01), Gaddis et al.
patent: 5502722 (1996-03-01), Fulghum
patent: 5506848 (1996-04-01), Drakopoulos et al.
patent: 5568477 (1996-10-01), Galand et al.
patent: 5581548 (1996-12-01), Ugland et al.
patent: 5594720 (1997-01-01), Papadopoulos et al.
patent: 5598417 (1997-01-01), Crisler et al.
patent: 5613198 (1997-03-01), Ahmadi et al.
patent: 5625629 (1997-04-01), Wenk
patent: 5644576 (1997-07-01), Bauchot et al.
patent: 5652751 (1997-07-01), Sharony
patent: 5696903 (1997-12-01), Mahany
patent: 5719868 (1998-02-01), Young
patent: 5742593 (1998-04-01), Sharony et al.
patent: 5748362 (1998-05-01), Delacourt et al.
patent: 5920703 (1999-07-01), Campbell et al.
patent: 5949760 (1999-09-01), Stevens et al.
patent: 5953344 (1999-09-01), Dail et al.
patent: 5983259 (1999-11-01), Campbell et al.
patent: 6014089 (2000-01-01), Tracy et al.
patent: 6018528 (2000-01-01), Gitlin et al.
patent: 6031827 (2000-02-01), Rikkinen et al.
patent: 6084888 (2000-07-01), Watanabe et al.
patent: 6084889 (2000-07-01), Murakami
patent: 6088659 (2000-07-01), Kelley et al.
patent: 6094425 (2000-07-01), Auger et al.
patent: 6094429 (2000-07-01), Blanchette et al.
patent: 6151319 (2000-11-01), Dommety et al.
patent: 6157656 (2000-12-01), Lindgren et al.
patent: 6252868 (2001-06-01), Diachina et al.
patent: 6256304 (2001-07-01), Vayrynen
patent: 6256477 (2001-07-01), Eidson et al.
patent: 6275506 (2001-08-01), Fazel et al.
patent: 6304559 (2001-10-01), Jacklin et al.
patent: 6310867 (2001-10-01), Tat et al.
patent: 6314084 (2001-11-01), Kahale et al.
patent: 6317436 (2001-11-01), Young et al.
patent: 6324184 (2001-11-01), Hou et al.
patent: 6331973 (2001-12-01), Young et al.
patent: 6353598 (2002-03-01), Baden et al.
patent: 6353605 (2002-03-01), Rautanen et al.
patent: 6369719 (2002-04-01), Tracy et al.
patent: 6384739 (2002-05-01), Roberts, Jr. et al.
patent: 6389273 (2002-05-01), Brandenburg
patent: 6414955 (2002-07-01), Clare et al.
patent: 6442157 (2002-08-01), Carter et al.
patent: 6466793 (2002-10-01), Wallstedt et al.
patent: 6469996 (2002-10-01), Dupuy
patent: 6487186 (2002-11-01), Young et al.
patent: 6498667 (2002-12-01), Masucci et al.
patent: 6504829 (2003-01-01), Young et al.
patent: 6529443 (2003-03-01), Downey et al.
patent: 6553424 (2003-04-01), Kranz et al.
patent: 6556899 (2003-04-01), Harvey et al.
patent: 6574206 (2003-06-01), Young
patent: 6600754 (2003-07-01), Young et al.
patent: 6628636 (2003-09-01), Young
patent: 6631124 (2003-10-01), Koorapaty et al.
patent: 6711177 (2004-03-01), Young et al.
patent: 2002/0001294 (2002-01-01), Amouris
patent: 2002/0046381 (2002-04-01), Morris et al.
L. Pond and V. Li, “Bridging the Gap Interoperability, Survivability, Security,” 1989 IEEE MILCOM, Conference Record, vol. 1 of 3.
Bittle, Caples, Young, “Soldier Phone: An Innovative Approach to Wireless Multimedia Communications,” 1998 IEEE MILCOM, vol. 3.
Sunlin, “A Hybrid Distributed Slot Assignment TDMA Channel Access Protocol,” IEEE Military Communications Conference, 1990, vol. 3 of 3.
Young and Stevens, “Clique Activation Multiple Access (CAMA): A Distributed Heuristic for Building Wireless Datagram Networks,” IEEE Military Communications Conference 1998, vol. 1 I. Chlamtac and A. Farago, “An Optimal Channel Access Protocol with Multiple Reception Capacity,” Dept. of Telecommunications & Telematics, Technical University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary. Publication date unknown; believed to be 1993.
Ju et al. “An Optimal Topology-Transport Scheduling Method in Multihop Packet Radio Networks.” IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking. Jun. 1998. pp. 298-306.
Chakraborty et al. “Generic Algorithm for Broadcast Scheduling in Packet Radio Networks,” Evolutionary Computation Proceedings, 1998. IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence. May 4-9, 1998. pp. 183-188.
Pond et al. “A Distributed Time-Slot Assignment Protocol for Mobile Multi-Hop Broadcast Packet Radio Networks,” IEEE MILCOM, 1989. Oct. 15-18, 1989. pp. 70-74.
Arikan, E. “Some Complexity Results about Packet Radio Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, v.IT-30, No. 4, Jul. 1984, pp. 681-685.
Chou et al. “Slot Allocation Strategies for TDMA Protocols in Multihop Packet Radio Network.” Eleventh Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies, May 4-8, 1992. pp. 710-716.
Oono et al. “Dynamic Slot Allocation Technology for Mobile Multi-Media TDMA Systems Using Distributed Control Scheme,” IEEE. Oct. 12-16, 1997. pp. 74-78.
Young, “USAP: A Unifying Dynamic Distributed Multichannel TDMA Slot Assignment Protocol,” Proc. IEE MILCOM 1996, vol. 1, Oct. 1996.
U.S. Appl. No. 09/562,549, “Efficient Grouping of Control and User Data,” filed May 2, 2000, J.A. Stevens et al.
U.S. Appl. No. 09/650,332, “Scheduling Techniques for Receiver Directed Broadcast Applications,” filed Aug. 29, 2000, C. David Young.
U.S. Appl. No. 09/422,498, “Method and Apparatus for Managing Communication Resources Using Dynamic and Static Assignment of Communication Slots,” filed Oct. 21, 1999, C. David Young.
U.S. Appl. No. 09/649,802, “Maintaining an Adaptive Broadcast Channel Using Both Transmitter Directed and Receiver Directed Broadcast,” filed Aug. 29, 2000, C. David Young.
U.S. Appl. No. 09/649,665, “Data Communication Techniques for Real Time Data Transmission,” filed Aug. 29, 2000, T. Golubiewski et al.
U.S. Appl. No. 09/303,802, “Clique Activation Multiple Access,” filed Apr. 30, 1999, C. D. Young et al.
U.S. Appl. No. 09/649,666, “Full Duplex Communication Slot Assignment,” filed Aug. 29, 2000, C. David Young.
U.S. Appl. No. 10/689,448, “Heuristics for Combining Inter-Channel and Intra-Channel Communications in a Wireless Environment,” filed Oct. 20, 2003, C. David Young et al.
U.S. Appl. No. 09/552,144, “Method and Apparatus for Assigning Receive Slots in a Dynamic Assignment Environment,” filed Apr. 19, 2000, C. David Young et al.
U.S. Patent Application titled “On-Demand Broadcast Protocol,” filed May 18, 2004, C. David Young et al., (serial no. not yet assigned).
Stevens James A.
Young C. David
Davenport Mon Cheri S
Eppele Kyle
Jensen Nathan O.
Rao Seema S.
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
LandOfFree
Artery nodes does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Artery nodes, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Artery nodes will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3949397