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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1996
Warren E Guthrie, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Michael J Trainor, Palatine, IL (US);
Northrop Gruman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for generating a random time interval suited for use in defining re-transmission time intervals so as to avoid communication contention utilizes at least one external seed and a plurality of linear maximal sequences. According to one embodiment, a first seed is provided and a first linear maximal sequence is initialized therewith. A second seed is generated via cooperation of the first linear maximal sequence and the external signal. At least one second linear maximal sequence is initialized with the second seed. A new time interval is started when the second linear maximal sequence sequences to a predetermined value.