Method for flow control of data within a meshed data network
US4825208A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 1987 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/33
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for flow control of data exchanged via nodes connecting an origin and a destination to one another, in which the nodes are arbitrarily meshed within a data network and are connected to one another via lines and every node is equipped with a transmission memory and a reception memory device, includes the cyclical transmission of a first control signal (FCM1) in a prescribed time sequence and, as needed, a second control signal (FCM2) dependent on a data quantity within a time cycle which exceeds the quantity of data usually transmitted, these control signals being forwarded to the respectively adjacent nodes in case of unimpeded data transmission. In the jam condition, these flow control signals, (FCM1, FCM2) are omitted or modified and, after recognition by the respective nodes effect the inhibition of the corresponding transmission memory means (SS) at such node.
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