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Method and apparatus enabling enhanced throughput efficiency by use of dynamically adjustable mini-slots in access protocols for shared transmission media

  • US 5,953,344 A
  • Filed: 12/10/1996
  • Issued: 09/14/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An improved method for use in the transport of different types of information via an access protocol, the access protocol defining a time frame that includes a plurality of data time slots for transporting the different types of information;

  • the improvement comprising the step of;

    using a number of the data time slots in each time frame for conveying transmission requests via mini-slots in each of the number of data time slots; and

    varying the number of data slots in future time frames that are used for conveying transmission requests as a function of a priori knowledge of multi-cell message size distribution.

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