Time-space carrier sense multiple access
US7983253B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/45
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A scalable switch, a system of switches and methods, configured to sense a carrier at the output of the respective switch. The invention intelligently, and dynamically, controls the connection of a respective switch input to a respective switch output as a function of a carrier being present, or absent, at a selected output. The present invention provides a switching system that is scalable, and not limited as are Stored Program Control (SPC) type switches.
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