Method and system for providing efficient data transmission based upon a contention protocol
US7468972B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/18584
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An approach for transmitting packets over a shared communication channel is disclosed. A satellite terminal (ST) (103, 105, 107, 109) contains a processor that transmits a packet over a transmission slot of the channel using a contention protocol, such as persistent Aloha. The processor reserves an available transmission slot, which is maintained until expiration of a predetermined timeout period.
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