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Method and system for providing a modified timed division multiple access (TDMA) for reduced delay

  • US 7,835,383 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2005
  • Issued: 11/16/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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