Stabilized binary tree protocol
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1. A system for designating groups of terminals in binary tree network including:
- means for logically grouping the terminals in a binary tree,means for designating terminal groups (states) of various sizes, including a root state and recursively defined first (left) and second (right) substates from said root state, said statesand means for selecting a subsequent state from a current state, including means whereby from a current rightmost substate, a leftmost substate may be selected;
characterized in thatthe selection criterion for selecting a subsequent state from a current right substate is the same for all right substates.
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A binary tree protocol (FIG. 6 for example) in which for any given state in the binary tree, the subsequent state for each right substate is determined by applying the same state logic. In the preferred embodiment, (FIG. 6) a subsequent state of state 7, for example, may be state 2, just as the subsequent state of state 5 may be state 3. Since the state logic for the right-most substates is the same as for all other right substates, the concept of a "processing cycle" is eliminated. The protocol continuously moves from state to state (FIGS. 1, 6, 7, 8).
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1. A system for designating groups of terminals in binary tree network including:
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means for logically grouping the terminals in a binary tree, means for designating terminal groups (states) of various sizes, including a root state and recursively defined first (left) and second (right) substates from said root state, said states and means for selecting a subsequent state from a current state, including means whereby from a current rightmost substate, a leftmost substate may be selected;
characterized in thatthe selection criterion for selecting a subsequent state from a current right substate is the same for all right substates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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