Multiple Access Communication On A CATV Reverse Channel

Donald L Bitzer (Inventor), Don Lee (Inventor), John Stifle (Inventor)

Research output: Patent

Abstract

A multiple access communications system links a plurality of geographically dispersed subscriber locations (each of which including a transmitter and receiver) with a central location (also including a transmitter and receiver). Multiple access communication is required in the direction from the subscriber transmitters to the central receiver. In order to maintain stability, a subscriber/transmitter which unsuccessfully transmits (due to a collision with a transmission from another subscriber) will retransmit. Multiple succeeding unsuccessful transmissions at any subscriber result at that subscriber in increasingly longer delays between successive transmissions.
Original languageEnglish (US)
U.S. patent number4633462
StatePublished - Dec 30 1986

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