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Process for transferring data packets

US5029334A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 21, 1990
Grant dateJul 2, 1991
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Expiry dateMar 21, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B2203/5445
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A process for transferring data packets in a network having a master station, plural subscriber stations, and a common gated channel, wherein each subscriber station records the data package received by it and a transmission quality level of the data package received by the respective subscriber station; each subscriber station reports the recorded transmission quality levels to the master station; the master station determines at least one data routing for each subscriber station on the basis of the transmission quality levels reported to the master station; and a data packet directed to a certain subscriber station is transferred according to the determined data routing. The process is particularly suitable fo the transferral of data packets via the supply lines of a medium- and low-voltage network.

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