Burst reservation multiple access scheme with free abd demand bandwidth assignment (brma-fd)
First Claim
1. A demand assignment process for a packet switching communications system in which a terminal requests capacity from a scheduler for the transmission of bursts of packets, and in which the terminal transmits position signals to the scheduler with one or more of the packets, the position signals being indicative of those packets'"'"' positions in a burst.
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Abstract
A demand assignment process for a packet switching communications system in which a terminal requests capacity from a scheduler for the transmission of bursts of packets, and in which the terminal transmits position signals to the scheduler with at least some of the packets indicative of those packets'"'"' position in a burst The position signals are used by the scheduler to determine the length of the burst and preferentially allocate capacity to those terminals currently in the middle of transmitting a burst, allowing transmission of further packets of the burst.
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- 1. A demand assignment process for a packet switching communications system in which a terminal requests capacity from a scheduler for the transmission of bursts of packets, and in which the terminal transmits position signals to the scheduler with one or more of the packets, the position signals being indicative of those packets'"'"' positions in a burst.
- 10. A terminal for a packet switching system comprising means for requesting capacity from a scheduler for the transmission of bursts of packets, and comprising means for transmitting position signals to the scheduler with at least some of the packets, indicative of those packets'"'"' positions in a burst.
- 14. A scheduler for a packet switching system comprising allocation means for allocating capacity to a plurality of terminals for the transmission of bursts of packets, and comprising means for receiving position signals from the terminals with at least some of the packets, indicative of those packets'"'"' positions in a burst.
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