System and method for retransmitting packets over a network of communication channels
First Claim
1. A system for communication, the system comprising:
- a network access coordinator configured to communicate with a first node and a second node via a network backbone,wherein the network access coordinator is configured to coordinate access of the first node and the second node to the network backbone,wherein the network access coordinator is configured to receive, from the first node in a first time period, a first reservation request to transmit a first packet to the second node,wherein the network access coordinator is configured to allocate, in response to the first reservation request, a first slot in a second time period for the first node to transmit the first packet to the second node,wherein the network access coordinator is configured to receive a first reply from the second node and convey the first reply to the first node, the first reply comprising an indicator of whether the second node received the first packet, andwherein the network access coordinator is configured to receive, from the first node in a third time period, a second reservation request to retransmit the first packet to the second node based at least on a determination that the second node did not receive the first packet.
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Abstract
System and methods for transmitting packets over a network are provided. A system includes a network access coordinator (NAC) configured to communicate with first and second nodes via a network backbone. The NAC is configured to coordinate access of the first and second nodes to the network backbone. The NAC is configured to receive, from the first node in a first time period, a first reservation request to transmit a first packet to the second node. The NAC is configured to allocate, in response to the first reservation request, a first slot in a second time period for the first node to transmit the first packet to the second node. The NAC is configured to allocate a second slot for the second node to transmit, to the first node, a first reply that includes an indicator of whether the second node received the first packet.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for communication, the system comprising:
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a network access coordinator configured to communicate with a first node and a second node via a network backbone, wherein the network access coordinator is configured to coordinate access of the first node and the second node to the network backbone, wherein the network access coordinator is configured to receive, from the first node in a first time period, a first reservation request to transmit a first packet to the second node, wherein the network access coordinator is configured to allocate, in response to the first reservation request, a first slot in a second time period for the first node to transmit the first packet to the second node, wherein the network access coordinator is configured to receive a first reply from the second node and convey the first reply to the first node, the first reply comprising an indicator of whether the second node received the first packet, and wherein the network access coordinator is configured to receive, from the first node in a third time period, a second reservation request to retransmit the first packet to the second node based at least on a determination that the second node did not receive the first packet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for coordinating access of a first node and a second node to a network backbone, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a network access coordinator from the first node in a first time period, a first reservation request to transmit a first packet to the second node; allocating, by the network access coordinator in response to the first reservation request, a first slot in a second time period for the first node to transmit the first packet to the second node; receiving, by the network access coordinator from the second node, a first reply, the first reply comprising an indicator of whether the second node received the first packet; conveying, by the network access coordinator, the first reply to the first node; and receiving, by the network access coordinator from the first node in a third time period, a second reservation request to retransmit the first packet to the second node, the second reservation request being based at least on a determination that the second node did not receive the first packet. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory machine-readable medium encoded with executable instructions for a method of coordinating access of a first node and a second node to a network backbone located within a home, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a network access coordinator from the first node in a first media access plan (MAP) cycle, a first reservation request to transmit a first packet to the second node, wherein the network access coordinator is located within the home; allocating, by the network access coordinator in response to the first reservation request, a first slot in a second MAP cycle after the first MAP cycle for the first node to transmit the first packet to the second node; receiving, by the network access coordinator from the second node, a first reply, the first reply comprising an indicator of whether the second node received the first packet; conveying, by the network access coordinator, the first reply to the first node; and receiving, by the network access coordinator from the first node in a third MAP cycle, a second reservation request to retransmit the first packet to the second node, the second reservation request being based at least on a determination by the first node that the second node did not receive the first packet. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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