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Voting mechanism for transmission schedule enforcement

  • US 20050278457A1
  • Filed: 11/19/2004
  • Published: 12/15/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of transmission schedule enforcement in a hub-based network, the method comprising:

  • receiving guardian messages from one or more of a plurality of nodes, wherein the guardian messages are received outside of TDMA communications;

    implementing a voting function;

    voting the received guardian messages using the voting function; and

    wherein the guardian messages contain information pertaining to the next slot or slots to transmit;

    when a clear winner of the received guardian messages is detected, enabling a port indicated by the clear winner to propagate.

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