Shared time universal multiple access network

Details Shared time universal multiple access network Shared time universal multiple access network

2004-06-03

2009-02-03

Sefcheck, Gregory B (Department: 2619)

Multiplex communications

Communication over free space

Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by...

C370S347000, C370S350000, C370S458000, C370S503000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07486647

ABSTRACT:
A method of controlling access to a network media by a plurality of stations, the method including determining a number of time slots; determining a number of slot cycles for each time slot, at least one of the time slots having more than one slot cycle; assigning each station one or more slot cycles in one or more time slots; and operating each of the stations by initializing an access timer to time out at the beginning of the station's assigned slot cycle(s) and transmitting data during the assigned slot cycle(s), the access timer being stopped whenever a station transmits over the network, and restarted at the end of transmission.

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