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Method and apparatus for non-centralized network bandwidth management

  • US 20040261101A1
  • Filed: 12/16/2003
  • Published: 12/23/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of communicating video and/or audio streams between devices over a distributed network, comprising:

  • generating cycle start signals over said network when cycle start signals are not detected;

    arbitrating for time slots, performed independently by each transmitter, to obtain sufficient time slots for transmitting a stream; and

    transmitting a stream using said time slots over said network for receipt by a recipient.

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