Data communication apparatus for adjusting frame length and method of operating same
US5307351A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Data communication apparatus (DCA) receives digital data from data terminal apparatus (DTA) and transmits the digital data assembled in the form of frames over a communication medium. Included in the DCA is apparatus for adjusting the length of the data frames being assembled based on a determined degree of impairment of the communication medium. A corresponding method of adjusting the length of the data frames in the data communication apparatus is also included.
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