Protocol for multiple node network
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1. A communication network comprising:
- a plurality of remote nodes and a plurality of link means connecting at least some neighboring ones of said remote nodes together and for carrying messages therebetween, said network being divided into a plurality of zones containing respective groups of said remote nodes;
each one of said remote nodes comprising;
repeater means for repeating received messages, whereby said remote nodes flood at least a relevant zone of said network with multiple copies of a message received by one of said remote nodes,suppression means for suppressing messages received from remote nodes outside of the zone of said one remote node, whereby such messages are not repeated by said repeater means.
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Abstract
The invention is a multiple interconnected network of intelligent message-repeating remote nodes which employs an antibody recognition message termination process performed by all remote nodes and a remote node polling process performed by other nodes which are master units controlling remote nodes in respective zones of the network assigned to respective master nodes. Each remote node repeats only those messages originated in the local zone, to provide isolation among the master nodes.
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58 Claims
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1. A communication network comprising:
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a plurality of remote nodes and a plurality of link means connecting at least some neighboring ones of said remote nodes together and for carrying messages therebetween, said network being divided into a plurality of zones containing respective groups of said remote nodes; each one of said remote nodes comprising; repeater means for repeating received messages, whereby said remote nodes flood at least a relevant zone of said network with multiple copies of a message received by one of said remote nodes, suppression means for suppressing messages received from remote nodes outside of the zone of said one remote node, whereby such messages are not repeated by said repeater means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A communication network comprising:
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a plurality of remote nodes and a plurality of link means connecting at least some neighboring ones of said remote nodes together and for carrying messages therebetween; each one of said remote nodes comprising; repeater means for repeating received messages, whereby said remote nodes flood at least portions of said network with multiple copies of a message received by one of said remote nodes, poll-responsive means for permitting transmission of a new message upon receipt of a message authorizing transmission of a new message. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A communication network comprising:
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a plurality of remote nodes and a plurality of link means connecting at least some neighboring ones of said remote nodes together and for carrying messages therebetween, said network being divided into a plurality of zones containing respective groups of said remote nodes; each one of said remote nodes comprising suppression means for suppressing messages received from remote nodes outside of the zone of said one remote node, whereby such messages are not repeated by said repeater means; gateway nodes connected between remote nodes of adjacent zones, said gateway nodes for repeating messages received from the remote nodes of either one of the adjacent zones between which said gateway node is located. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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