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Method and apparatus for implementing time-based data flow control and network implementation thereof

US6320865A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateJun 9, 1997
Grant dateNov 20, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 9, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/10
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Nodes in a network transmit information among one another without the need for identifying headers. A calendar is maintained, indicating the times at which various data chunks are to be sent. When a request is made, the calendar is checked to see whether resources are free to accommodate the request. If so, the calendar is revised to reserve resources for the request.

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