HIGH SPEED BUS PROTOCOL WITH PROGRAMMABLE SCHEDULER
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1. A method of adapting the frequency of a protocol in a communication system, the method comprising:
- changing a bus cycle used by communication nodes in a communication system based on cycle interval instructions.
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Abstract
A method of adapting the frequency of a protocol in a communication system is provided. The method includes changing a bus cycle used by communication nodes in a communication system based on cycle interval instructions.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of adapting the frequency of a protocol in a communication system, the method comprising:
changing a bus cycle used by communication nodes in a communication system based on cycle interval instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of adapting a communication protocol between communication nodes, the method comprising:
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processing cycle interval instructions at a cycle master node; generating a maintenance packet including a bus cycle based on the cycle interval instructions; sending the maintenance packet to at least one other communication node; and setting the counter on each of the at least one other communication node based on the bus cycle in the maintenance packet. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A communication system comprising:
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a plurality of communication nodes, each node having a programmable counter adapted to count the time interval between the receipt of maintenance packets; and a cycle master node adapted to process instructions regarding a bus cycle of the communication system, the cycle master node further adapted to pass the bus cycle to the plurality of communication nodes, wherein the programmable counter in each communication node is adjusted to the bus cycle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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