Physical layer transparent transport information encapsulation methods and systems
First Claim
1. A method of allocating a communication medium between a plurality of stations in a network, comprising:
- dynamically assigning one of the stations as a starting bus master;
the starting bus master establishing an order in which the stations have access to the communication medium;
appointing an ending bus master to a last station in the order;
the starting bus master sending the order to all of the stations in the network;
the starting bus master initiating a message sequence with a beginning of sequence message;
the stations transmitting their messages after the beginning of sequence message according to the order; and
the ending bus master appending an end of sequence message which indicates an end of the message sequence.
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Abstract
Systems and methods increase the available bandwidth for stations on a network, eliminate collisions during normal operations, do not require a network administrator, scale essentially linearly, are self-organizing, self-diagnosing and reporting, and are deterministic. One station becomes the starting bus master and creates a table of all the stations on the network along with their corresponding delays relative to the starting bus master. The stations communicate in an order determined by the starting bus master with the first station being a starting bus master and the last station an ending bus master. The starting bus master transmits a beginning of sequence message and the ending bus master generates an end of sequence message. The stations need not be limited to any specific wavelength nor need they be forced to transmit during any specific time slot. The network automatically adds or drops stations from the network.
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1. A method of allocating a communication medium between a plurality of stations in a network, comprising:
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dynamically assigning one of the stations as a starting bus master;
the starting bus master establishing an order in which the stations have access to the communication medium;
appointing an ending bus master to a last station in the order;
the starting bus master sending the order to all of the stations in the network;
the starting bus master initiating a message sequence with a beginning of sequence message;
the stations transmitting their messages after the beginning of sequence message according to the order; and
the ending bus master appending an end of sequence message which indicates an end of the message sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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