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Network control system with improved priority protocol

US5237568A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 7, 1991
Grant dateAug 17, 1993
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Expiry dateMay 7, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/324
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A network control system of one node of a communication network includes a data link stage and a session stage which provide a priority protocol. The network control system includes a storage and the data link stage stores received messages in the storage. When the number of stored messages reaches a predetermined limit, the data link stage limits the receipt of messages to priority messages. The session stage is arranged such that if it and a session stage of another node simultaneously initiate a session service, a connection is established, the session stage having a higher priority completes its session first, and the connection is maintained to permit the lower priority session stage to complete its session.

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