Maintaining an adaptive broadcast channel using both transmitter directed and receiver directed broadcasts
US6885651B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A protocol disclosed for managing an adaptive broadcast channel in a network having nodes communicating via scheduled time slots on a time multiplex basis. The protocol is suitable for use with a dynamic assignment protocol such as USAP. The protocol permits the use of transmitter based broadcasts and receiver directed broadcasts during the same frame. Further, embodiments for implementing explicit and implicit reservation schemes are disclosed. Further still, a technique for increasing efficiency through implementation of an optimized receiver directed broadcast schedule is disclosed.
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