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US Patent 5390182 - System for synchronous bandwidth allocation in token ring networks
US Patent Issued on February 14, 1995
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
July 30, 2013Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
July 30, 2013Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractA system is provided for generating the minimum synchronous bandwidth allocation hi for token ring networks in which this minimum bandwidth allocation is utilized by the node to request appropriate synchronous bandwidth reservation from the network manager. This permits the synchronous bandwidth allocation hi to be set dependent upon the minimum message generation period, T, the maximum message transmission time, C, the requested message delivery delay bound, d, and the target token rotation time of the network, TTRT. The system is not limited to d=T as is common in prior systems, but rather accommodates any value of d. As a result, the system is both simpler to implement, and covers many more applications having different message delivery time constraints. The calculation of hi is done by ensuring that the time that a node is allowed to transmit messages in the worst-case is no smaller than the time that the node needs to satisfy the message delivery time constraints.Other References
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