Packet-switched multiple-access network system with distributed fair priority queuing
US6256317A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/413
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A packet-switched multiple-access network system with a distributed fair priority queuing media access control protocol that provides multiple levels of priority of access and fair collision resolution with improved performance is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system provides high-speed transport of multimedia information on a shared channel. Further, in one embodiment, MAC level side-band signaling that is usefull to other levels of the network protocol (e.g., the physical layer) is also provided.
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