Method and system for providing a modified timed division multiple access (TDMA) for reduced delay
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1. A method for shared access of a communication channel, the method comprising:
- dividing access to the communication channel into a plurality of time slots;
for at least some of the time slots, allocating the time slots, with respect to accessing the communication channel, to use of the communication channel exclusively for performing particular corresponding activities;
allocating a subset of the time slots, with respect to accessing the communication channel, as exclusive to particular corresponding nodes; and
resolving a contention for one of the at least some of the time slots using a Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) communications protocol, for only those nodes that are waiting to perform the corresponding activity for which the time slot has been allocated.
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Abstract
A method for shared access of a communication channel is provided, which includes dividing access to the communication channel into a plurality of time slots, and allocating the time slots, at least partially, based on a priority of use of the communication channel.
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1. A method for shared access of a communication channel, the method comprising:
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dividing access to the communication channel into a plurality of time slots; for at least some of the time slots, allocating the time slots, with respect to accessing the communication channel, to use of the communication channel exclusively for performing particular corresponding activities; allocating a subset of the time slots, with respect to accessing the communication channel, as exclusive to particular corresponding nodes; and resolving a contention for one of the at least some of the time slots using a Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) communications protocol, for only those nodes that are waiting to perform the corresponding activity for which the time slot has been allocated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A network comprising:
at least two node elements configured to; communicate on a shared communication channel a message of a predefined activity in a time slot predefined as exclusive, with respect to accessing of the communication channel, for allocation of performance of the predefined activity; refrain from accessing the shared communication channel during a time slot exclusively reserved for a node; and resolve a contention for the time slot predefined as exclusive, with respect to accessing of the communication channel, for allocation of performance of the predefined activity using a Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) communications protocol for only those nodes that are waiting to perform the predefined activity for which the time slot had been previously allocated. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for shared access of a communication channel, the method comprising:
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dividing access to the communication channel into a plurality of time slots; for a first subset of the time slots, allocating the time slots, with respect to accessing of the communication channel, to use of the communication channel exclusively for performing particular corresponding activities; allocating a second subset of the time slots, with respect to accessing of the communication channel, as exclusive to particular corresponding nodes; and resolving a contention for one of the first subset of the time slots using a multiple access communications protocol, for only those nodes that are waiting to perform the corresponding activity for which the time slot has been allocated. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for sharing access of a communication channel among a plurality of nodes of a network, the method comprising:
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dividing, by a hardware system, access to the communication channel into a plurality of time slots; for at least some of the time slots, allocating, by the hardware system and with respect to accessing of the communication channel, the time slots to use of the communication channel exclusively for performing particular corresponding activities; and for each of the at least some of the time slots, providing, by the hardware system, access to the time slot, using a contention-based protocol, to only those nodes that are waiting to perform the corresponding activity for which the time slot has been allocated. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A method for shared access of a communication channel, the method comprising:
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dividing access to the communication channel into a plurality of time slots; for at least some of the time slots, allocating the time slots, with respect to accessing of the communication channel, to use of the communication channel exclusively for performing particular corresponding activities; allocating a subset of the time slots, with respect to accessing of the communication channel, as exclusive to particular corresponding devices; and resolving a contention using a multiple access communications protocol, wherein the contention arises if more than one device attempts to access a particular one of the at least some of the time slots.
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