Multiplex communications – Communication over free space – Combining or distributing information via time channels
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-13
2005-09-13
Patel, Ajit (Department: 2664)
Multiplex communications
Communication over free space
Combining or distributing information via time channels
C370S422000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06944148
ABSTRACT:
A reliable Medium Access Control layer protocol and method employing centralized management of communication in a Time Division Multiple Access network architecture. The Medium Access Control layer protocol implements Quality of Service guaranties to the layers of the Open Systems Interconnection reference model above the Medium Access Control layer by providing guaranteed bandwidth links within the bandwidth range specified by those layers. The Medium Access Control layer protocol further provides variable data slot requisition, variable data slot allocation, dynamic data slot reallocation, and data slot deallocation.
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Gehring Stephan W.
Rahardja Krisnawan
Sparrell Carlton J
Patel Ajit
Pulse-LINK, Inc.
Pulse-Link, Inc.
Shah Chirag
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