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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1996
Peter Vandenabeele, Lier, BE;
Christiaan Hendrik Sierens, Mortsel, BE;
Gert Van Der Plas, Merchtem, BE;
Cornelis Krijntjes, Bergen op Zoom, NL;
Alcatel N.V., Rijswijk, NL;
Abstract
To allocate time slots to terminal stations (T1 . . . Ti . . . Tn) for transmission of upstream burst (UB) in a network system wherein a central station (CS) is coupled to a plurality of terminal stations (T1 . . . Ti . . . Tn), the central station (CS) downstream transmits access grant information (AGI) which forms part of downstream frames (DE). Each terminal station (Ti) is equipped with a cyclic local grant counter (LGC) which generates a local grant counter value between zero and a predetermined limit, and which is synchronized with a cyclic master grant counter (MGC) included in the central station (CS). The upstream time slots are bounded by two zero crossings of the cyclic local grant counter (LGC) and a terminal station (Ti) is allowed to transfer an upstream burst (UB) in such a time slot provided that this time slot is allocated to the terminal station (Ti) via previously received access grant information (AGI).