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Multiplex transmission apparatus and method

  • US 5,550,830 A
  • Filed: 12/23/1994
  • Issued: 08/27/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A multiplex transmission apparatus in which a plurality of control nodes connected to a common multiplex transmission path exchange data with each other, comprising:

  • counting means, located in each of said plurality of control nodes, for counting a number of control nodes which are in a state of being able to exchange data with each other; and

    period control means, located in each of said plurality of control nodes, for prolonging a period during which each of said control nodes in said state performs a data transmission as said number of control nodes increases,wherein said period control means prolongs the period to regulate data communication density in the common multiplex transmission path.

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