Network communication system using a single reservation request made with randomly generated information to identify a node
First Claim
1. A method of communicating data comprising:
- receiving a first signal transmitted from a communication controller at a first node, the first signal including information relating to at least one timeslot in which the first node may transmit a request signal to the communication controller;
transmitting a request signal from the first node to the communication controller, said request signal transmitted from the first node to the communication controller in response to the first node receiving the first signal, said request signal transmitted from the first node to the communication controller including randomly generated information;
receiving a second signal from the communication controller transmitted to the first node in response to the communication controller receiving the request signal from the first node, said second signal transmitted from the communication controller to the first node including said randomly generated information; and
transmitting the data from the first node to the communication controller in response to the second signal.
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Abstract
A network communication system is provided for communication between network nodes, including individual nodes and a central control station node. In the network, signals are transmitted from the central control node to identify specific timeslots in which individual nodes may transmit a request signal to the central control node. When a first individual node has data to transmit, the first individual node transmits a request signal to the central control node in its identified timeslot, the request including randomly generated information for identification of the node. In response to the request signal, the central control node transmits a grant signal along with the randomly generated information back to the first node to allow the first node to identify the grant.
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95 Claims
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1. A method of communicating data comprising:
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receiving a first signal transmitted from a communication controller at a first node, the first signal including information relating to at least one timeslot in which the first node may transmit a request signal to the communication controller;
transmitting a request signal from the first node to the communication controller, said request signal transmitted from the first node to the communication controller in response to the first node receiving the first signal, said request signal transmitted from the first node to the communication controller including randomly generated information;
receiving a second signal from the communication controller transmitted to the first node in response to the communication controller receiving the request signal from the first node, said second signal transmitted from the communication controller to the first node including said randomly generated information; and
transmitting the data from the first node to the communication controller in response to the second signal. - 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, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95)
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91. The method of claim 91, wherein the information relating to at least one timeslot within at least one frequency wherein the second node is assigned to transmit is information relating to at least one timeslot within at least one frequency wherein the second node is assigned to transmit data.
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