发明名称 |
Arrangement for accessing media in a network having universal multiple access nodes and carrier sense nodes |
摘要 |
A network includes a combination of carrier-sense stations and Universal Multiple Access (UMA) stations using a time slot multiple access protocol. The network is configured to include assigned time slots for the respective UMA stations and unassigned time slots reserved for the carrier-sense stations to access the shared network media. Each of the UMA stations is provided with a corresponding assigned time slot and the total number of time slots. Since the UMA stations access the media only during the assigned time slot, the carrier-sense stations can contend for access to the media after waiting a minimum interpacket gap (IPG) after sensing deassertion of the receive carrier on the media. The UMA stations may also be modified to attempt access of the media using Ethernet-compliant, carrier-sense multiple-access with collision detection (CSMA/CD) protocol when a current time slot corresponds to a mixed-use time slot.
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申请公布号 |
US5774658(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1998.06.30 |
申请号 |
US19960713880 |
申请日期 |
1996.09.17 |
申请人 |
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. |
发明人 |
KALKUNTE, MOHAN;KADAMBI, JAYANT;MANGIN, JIM |
分类号 |
H04L12/413;(IPC1-7):G06F3/00 |
主分类号 |
H04L12/413 |
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