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Self-supporting simplex packets

US8275080B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 7, 2007
Grant dateSep 25, 2012
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/0079
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Existing message fields and/or message parameters are configured to facilitate the packet and message synchronization and decoding tasks that conventionally rely upon a known bit sequence in each packet, thereby eliminating the need for a predefined message preamble in each packet. In example embodiments, the unique identifier of each transmitter is structured to facilitate determination of bit polarity and the start of each packet; packet sequence numbers use an unconventional counting sequence to assure synchronizing bit transitions; and so on. Other techniques, such as the use of run-length limited (RLL) message encoding, or 8b/10b encoding, to assure within-packet bit transitions, are also used to enhance clock synchronization and proper header location determination.

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