Adaptive synchronous protocol for minimizing latency in TDD systems
First Claim
1. A system connected to a network comprised of computers, the system comprising:
- a master node;
one or more remote nodes;
a transmission medium,wherein the transmission medium is capable of supporting a data link between the master node and the one or more remote nodes;
a time reference;
a datum, wherein the data consists of one or more data symbols, wherein the data symbols are contained in one or more frames; and
a schedule of planned traffic loads from the master node to the one or more remote nodes, wherein the schedule is based at least partially on a propagation time between the master node and at least one of the remote nodes, said schedule residing on the master node and on the one or more remotes nodes,wherein the schedule is arranged to maximize frame efficiency and for communications between the master node and the one or more remote nodes.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are presented that offer significant improvements in the performance of time division duplex (TDD) systems by utilizing an adaptive synchronous protocol. Conventional TDD systems are limited because data is transmitted during discreet and limited intervals of time, and because TDD transceivers may not simultaneously transmit and receive for reasons of insufficiently separated frequencies and limited receiver selectivity. Typically, TDD systems have significant latency due to the time to change from transmission to reception and the propagation delay time. By synchronizing the master nodes and the one or more remotes and by scheduling the traffic loads between these nodes, remote nodes may begin transmitting before the master node is finished with its transmission, and vice versa. This method reduces latency and improves the frame efficiency. Further, the frame efficiency may improve as the distance from the master node to the remote node increases.
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16 Claims
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1. A system connected to a network comprised of computers, the system comprising:
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a master node; one or more remote nodes; a transmission medium, wherein the transmission medium is capable of supporting a data link between the master node and the one or more remote nodes; a time reference; a datum, wherein the data consists of one or more data symbols, wherein the data symbols are contained in one or more frames; and a schedule of planned traffic loads from the master node to the one or more remote nodes, wherein the schedule is based at least partially on a propagation time between the master node and at least one of the remote nodes, said schedule residing on the master node and on the one or more remotes nodes, wherein the schedule is arranged to maximize frame efficiency and for communications between the master node and the one or more remote nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system connected to a network comprised of computers, the system comprising:
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a master node; one or more remote nodes; a time reference; and
,a schedule of planned traffic loads from the master node to the one or more remote nodes, and, said schedule, based at least partially on a propagation time between the master node and at least one of the remote nodes, wherein the schedule is arranged to maximize frame efficiency and for communications between the master node and the one or more remote nodes and at least a portion of the schedule is communicated to the one or more remote nodes.
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