Multiplex communications – Communication over free space – Combining or distributing information via time channels
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-04
2009-12-29
Kincaid, Lester (Department: 2617)
Multiplex communications
Communication over free space
Combining or distributing information via time channels
C370S445000, C370S348000, C455S552100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07639663
ABSTRACT:
The present invention protocol offers guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) for a predetermined number of circuits in a highly dynamic, scalable network. The present invention protocol employs a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) reservation scheme to transmit deterministic data (e.g., image data) to a destination, while utilizing a Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) contention scheme to support non-deterministic data traffic. The protocol operates over a link-state based routing protocol that reliably floods routing and resource reservation information to the nodes in the network. Moreover, the present invention capitalizes on certain properties of a radio, such as a RAKE type receiver, to enable simultaneous re-transmissions of resource and route reservation information to constructively interfere and enhance the strength and range of the signal.
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Nerses Annita
Patel Kaushik B.
Schafer Jon
Wetstein Robert M.
Edell Shapiro & Finnan LLC
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises Inc.
Kincaid Lester
Sams Matthew
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