Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Switching a message which includes an address header
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-01
2011-03-01
Phan, Man (Department: 2475)
Multiplex communications
Pathfinding or routing
Switching a message which includes an address header
C370S410000, C370S438000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07899066
ABSTRACT:
A metropolitan access network (10) uses a variation of a MAC protocol, where each station (14) on a ring (12) is associated with one or more time slot (30). Each slot carries information regarding the associated station, basic connection fields (32), communications fields (34), and quality of service fields (36). Each station maintains its own local database regarding the status of the network (10) by reading the information in each time slot (30).
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Alcatel Lucent
Garlick & Harrison & Markison
Phan Man
Smith Jessica W.
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