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High speed data transfer over twisted pair cabling

  • US 5,598,406 A
  • Filed: 01/12/1995
  • Issued: 01/28/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a local network system in which a hub is connected to each of a plurality of network nodes, a method for sending consecutive data packets to a first network node while allowing exchange of control signals between the hub and the first network node, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) transmitting a first incoming control signal from the hub to the first network node to indicate to the first network node that a first data packet is about to be sent from the hub to the first network node;

    (b) transmitting the first data packet from the hub to the first network node, wherein transmission of the first data packet is performed using half-duplex transmission over all data channels between the hub and the first network node so that during the transmission of the first data packet the first network node is unable to transmit any information to the hub;

    (c) transmitting an idle control signal from the hub to each of the network nodes, wherein transmission of the idle control signal is performed using duplex transmission between the hub and the first network node so that during the transmission of the idle control signal the first network node is able to transmit information, including a send request, to the hub;

    including the substep of;

    (c.1) receiving at the hub any send request from the first network node and storing and scheduling the send request with any other received network node requests;

    (d) transmitting a second incoming control signal from the hub to the first network node to indicate to the first network node that a second data packet is about to be sent from the hub to the first network node; and

    ,(e) transmitting the second data packet from the hub to the first network node, wherein transmission of the second data packet is performed using half-duplex transmission over all data channels between the hub and the first network node so that during the transmission of the second data packet the first network node is unable to transmit any information to the hub.

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