SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCORPORATING INFORMATION CORRESPONDING TO AN END-TO-END TRANSMISSION IN DETERMINING ACCESS TO A COMMUNICATION MEDIUM
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1. A method for incorporating information corresponding to an end-to-end transmission in determining access to a communication medium, said method comprising:
- (a) receiving a first data packet, said first data packet comprising information corresponding to a destination node;
(b) determining an intermediate node for said first data packet;
(c) transmitting, to said intermediate node, a request-to-send (RTS) corresponding to said data packet, said RTS comprising information corresponding to said destination node.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for incorporating information corresponding to an end-to-end transmission in determining access to a communication medium include: receiving a first data packet, said first data packet comprising information corresponding to a destination node; determining an intermediate node for said first data packet; and transmitting, to said intermediate node, a request-to-send (RTS) corresponding to said data packet, said RTS comprising information corresponding to said destination node.
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1. A method for incorporating information corresponding to an end-to-end transmission in determining access to a communication medium, said method comprising:
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(a) receiving a first data packet, said first data packet comprising information corresponding to a destination node;
(b) determining an intermediate node for said first data packet;
(c) transmitting, to said intermediate node, a request-to-send (RTS) corresponding to said data packet, said RTS comprising information corresponding to said destination node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for incorporating information corresponding to an end-to-end transmission in a data link layer protocol, said method comprising:
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(a) receiving a first data packet, said first data packet comprising information corresponding to a destination node;
(b) determining an intermediate node for said first data packet;
(c) transmitting, to said intermediate node via a data link layer protocol, a portion of said first data packet and information corresponding to said destination node. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer system for incorporating information corresponding to an end-to-end transmission in determining access to a communication medium, said system comprising:
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a receiver which receives a first data packet, said first data packet comprising information corresponding to a destination node;
a storage element in communication with said receiver which stores said data packet;
a processor in communication with said receiver and said storage element which determines an intermediate node for said first data packet; and
a transmitter in communication with said processor and said storage element which transmits, to said intermediate node, a request-to-send (RTS) corresponding to said data packet, said RTS comprising information corresponding to said destination node. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A computer system for incorporating information corresponding to an end-to-end transmission in a data link layer protocol, said system comprising:
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a receiver which receives a first data packet, said first data packet comprising information corresponding to a destination node;
a storage element in communication with said receiver which stores said data packet;
a processor in communication with said receiver and said storage element which determines an intermediate node for said first data packet;
and a transmitter in communication with said processor and said storage element which transmits, to said intermediate node via a data link layer protocol, a portion of said first data packet and information corresponding to said destination node. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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