Network communications
US9037631B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The Distributed Queue Switch Architecture (DQSA) family of protocols has previously focused upon fundamental research and computer-aided simulations. Distributed Queue Wireless Arbiter (DQWA), however, is the first member of the protocol family presented as a fully-drawn Medium Access Control protocol specification with cross-layering for reporting Physical layer characteristics, such as channel and state information, which can then be shared among nodes for security, quality and energy performance. DQWA has been designed for the implementation of fully interoperable DQSA networks, where disparate network types such as Cable TV and Internet Service Provider can now share a common platform for a data transmission and receiving network with a plurality of nodal apparatus for sending and receiving digital data across a cable or wireless physical network, or the logical equivalent, and where nodes can interact directly or via other nodes, and demonstrating a throughput which can achieve circuit-switched performance within a packet-switched environment.
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