Communication link having dynamically allocatable auxiliary channel for data bursts
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1. A communication network comprising:
- a master and a plurality of remotes, said remotes supporting a plurality of co-services and being operative to share access to at least one inbound frequency by way of which information signals are transmitted from said remotes to said master;
means for detecting a need by a remote for an extraordinary amount of bandwidth in excess of bandwidth of said at least one inbound frequency;
means for allocating to said remote a reserved spillover frequency from a set of frequencies in response to said means for detecting said need for extraordinary bandwidth for said remote;
means for detecting when said need for extraordinary bandwidth by said remote has ended; and
means for reallocating said remote, which has been allocated to said reserved spillover frequency, to one of the remaining frequencies when the need for extraordinary bandwidth for said remote has ended.
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Abstract
A communication network having a master and a plurality of remotes, these remotes supporting a plurality of co-services, in which access to inbound frequencies among the remotes is shared. When a need by a remote for an extraordinary amount of bandwidth is detected, a reserved spillover frequency from a set of frequencies is reserved for that remote. This bandwidth is reallocated when the need for extraordinary bandwidth for that remote has ended.
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1. A communication network comprising:
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a master and a plurality of remotes, said remotes supporting a plurality of co-services and being operative to share access to at least one inbound frequency by way of which information signals are transmitted from said remotes to said master; means for detecting a need by a remote for an extraordinary amount of bandwidth in excess of bandwidth of said at least one inbound frequency; means for allocating to said remote a reserved spillover frequency from a set of frequencies in response to said means for detecting said need for extraordinary bandwidth for said remote; means for detecting when said need for extraordinary bandwidth by said remote has ended; and means for reallocating said remote, which has been allocated to said reserved spillover frequency, to one of the remaining frequencies when the need for extraordinary bandwidth for said remote has ended. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of simultaneously supporting multiple co-services on one frequency set of a network having a master and a plurality of remotes, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting signals from said remotes inbound to said master over at least one inbound frequency, access to which is shared among the remotes; detecting a need by a remote for an extraordinary amount of bandwidth in excess of bandwidth of said at least one inbound frequency; allocating to said remote a reserved spillover frequency from a set of frequencies in response to detecting said need for extraordinary bandwidth for said remote; detecting when said need for extraordinary bandwidth by said remote has ended; and reallocating said remote which has been allocated to said reserved spillover frequency to one of the remaining frequencies when the need for extraordinary bandwidth for said remote has ended. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication network comprising:
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a master and a plurality of remotes, said remotes supporting a plurality of co-services and being operative to share access to at least one slotted frequency by way of which information signals are transmitted from said remotes to said master; means for detecting a need by a remote for an extraordinary amount of bandwidth in excess of bandwidth of said at least one slotted frequency; means for allocating to said remote a reserved set of slots of a frequency in response to said means for detecting a need for extraordinary bandwidth for said remote; means for detecting, by a credit mechanism, when said need for extraordinary bandwidth by said remote has ended; and means for reallocating the slots which said remote has been allocated so as to make said allocated slots available for use by all remotes in the network when the need for extraordinary bandwidth for said remote has ended. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of allocating a subset of slots of a frequency on a reserved basis to at least one remote of a network having a master and a plurality of remotes, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting information signals from said at least one remote inbound to said master over at least one slotted frequency access to which is shared among the remotes; detecting a need by a remote for an extraordinary amount of bandwidth in excess of bandwidth of said at least one slotted frequency; allocating to said remote a reserved set of slots of a frequency in response to detection of a need for extraordinary bandwidth for said remote; determining the end of the need by said remote for extraordinary bandwidth by a credit mechanism; reallocating the slots which said remote has been allocated so as to make said allocated slots available for use by all remotes in the network when the need for extraordinary bandwidth for said remote has ended. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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