Multiplex communications – Data flow congestion prevention or control
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-21
2006-02-21
Ton, Dang (Department: 2666)
Multiplex communications
Data flow congestion prevention or control
C370S330000, C370S335000, C370S342000, C375S132000, C375S138000, C375S145000, C375S149000, C455S436000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07002910
ABSTRACT:
A family of medium-access (MAC) collision-avoidance receiver-initiated channel-hopping (RICH) protocols which do not rely on carrier-sensing, or unique codes to each node within the network. The RICH protocol requires that each network nodes adhere to a common channel-hopping sequence, and that nodes that are not in a state of sending or receiving data will listen on the common channel hop. To send data nodes enter into a receiver-initiated dialogue over the channel-hop at the time at which a data transmission is needed. Nodes which succeed in performing the collision-avoidance handshake remain in the same channel-hop for the remainder of the data transfer, while the remaining nodes continue with the common channel hopping sequence. The described RICH protocols are capable of providing collision-free operation even in the presence of hidden terminals.
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Garcia-Luna-Aceves Jose Joaquin
Tzamaloukas Asimakis
Hom Shick
O'Banion John P.
Ton Dang
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