Method and apparatus of transmitting data via a multi-protocol single-medium network
US8054838B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/324
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus of transmitting data via a multi-protocol single-medium network. The method includes initializing a network; transmitting messages in the network; setting up the size and the protocol of the messages and assigning the messages to a multi-protocol stack of the PHY layer based on a network time sharing multitasking principle; assigning each of the messages to a proper time slot; checking whether or not all messages are assigned to the proper time slots; if yes, transmitting the messages; and receiving the messages by a network device and transmitting the messages to another network device via a single-medium network.
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