Decentralized and synchronous data transmission process and network
First Claim
1. A method of data transmission between a plurality of stations, called participants, capable of transmitting and/or receiving data, wherein the data is transmitted by the participants by way of time multiplexing, each of the participants having a predefined transmission time within a period of time called a cycle wherein said cycle is divided into sequences and, for each sequence a single predefined participant may transmit data which is designated to one or more predefined participants;
- said method comprises at least one step for the initial synchronization of all of the participants with each other and, prior to any transmission of data other than synchronization data, the method further comprises a routing step, determining the participant receiving data information to be transmitted wherein said data information is a function of the final destination of said data information and of the quality of the communication links between participants wherein said quality is based upon prior error counts of said connections.
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Abstract
A process and network are provided for data transmission between a plurality of transmitting/receiving stations, called participants. The network is synchronous and decentralized. The connections between stations are omnidirectional in nature and the communications take place at the same frequency in accordance with a time multiplexing principle. Each of the different participants have one or more predefined transmission times towards one or more participants, also predefined, all of which is within a cycle.
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1. A method of data transmission between a plurality of stations, called participants, capable of transmitting and/or receiving data, wherein the data is transmitted by the participants by way of time multiplexing, each of the participants having a predefined transmission time within a period of time called a cycle wherein said cycle is divided into sequences and, for each sequence a single predefined participant may transmit data which is designated to one or more predefined participants;
- said method comprises at least one step for the initial synchronization of all of the participants with each other and, prior to any transmission of data other than synchronization data, the method further comprises a routing step, determining the participant receiving data information to be transmitted wherein said data information is a function of the final destination of said data information and of the quality of the communication links between participants wherein said quality is based upon prior error counts of said connections.
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