Distributed data communication system

Details Distributed data communication system Distributed data communication system

1983-05-25

1986-02-04

Olms, Douglas W.

Multiplex communications

Wide area network

Packet switching

370 60, 370 89, 370100, 3408255, H04J 302, H04J 316, H04I 100

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045690448

ABSTRACT:
A passive arbitration system is employed for distributed, asynchronous, collision-free packet communication access scheduling along a high speed bus medium (1). First and second monitor end stations (2,3) are provided at opposite ends of the bus medium. A first plurality of data stations (4) and a second plurality of data stations (6) are operatively connected with the bus medium. The first monitor end station broadcasts a first synchronization header (SH.sub.1) which polls the first group stations. The first group stations with no data to transmit respond to the synchronization header by blocking themselves. The one of the first group stations which has data to transmit and which first receives the first synchronization header alters it and transmits a data packet on the bus member. First group stations downstream are inhibited from transmitting by the altered first synchronization header. After the one station transmits its data packet and receives an acknowledgement, it transmits an unaltered first synchronization header. This process is repeated until each first group station with data to transmit has transmitted its data. When the first synchronization header is received unaltered by the second monitor end station, the second monitor end station transmits a second synchronization header (SH.sub.2). The second synchronization header resets the first group stations and polls each of the second group stations. When all the second group stations have been polled, an unaltered second synchronization header is received by the first monitor end station which starts another polling cycle.

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