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Local area communication network utilizing a round robin access scheme with improved channel utilization

  • US 4,503,533 A
  • Filed: 08/20/1981
  • Issued: 03/05/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/20/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A local communication network comprisinga communication bus for transmitting data packets including an inbound channel, an outbound channel, and means for connecting said inbound channel to outbound channel such that data packets are transmitted in the same direction on said inbound channel and said outbound channel,a plurality of stations S1-SN located along and connected to said communication bus where each of said stations have a respective index corresponding to the location of its connection to said bus such that carrier signals having data packets are transmitted from said stations on said outbound channel in a round robin format, each of said stations including for each round of said round robin format,transmit means for transmitting carrier signals having data packets on said outbound channel past each station connected to said outbound channel having a higher index than the respective transmit station,receive means connected to said inbound channel such that data packets are propagated past each of said receive means in the same order as the respective indices of said stations connected to said outbound channel thereby achieving said round robin format, andmeans for controlling the transmission and reception of said data packets, said control means includingmeans for sensing a first carrier signal transmitted by one of said stations having a lower index on said outbound channel,means for detecting the end of said first carrier signal and means responsive thereto for transmitting a second carrier signal having a data packet on said outbound channel,means for aborting transmission of said second carrier signal if a third carrier signal is sensed within a predetermined period of time td where td is the time for a station to detect the presence or absence of a carrier signal on said bus.

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