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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1999
Brent K. Parrish, Hollis, NH (US);
Christopher A. Metildi, Merrimack, NH (US);
Lee C. Stevens, Melbourne, FL (US);
Brent K. Parrish, Hollis, NH (US);
Christopher A. Metildi, Merrimack, NH (US);
Lee C. Stevens, Melbourne, FL (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A telecommunications device includes a sender coupled to a local area network. The sender generates a message packet including an arbitration code and a data packet and communicates a first value of the arbitration code using the network. The sender determines a network value and compares the first value with the network value to determine whether the sender may communicate the data packet using the network. The arbitration code may further include a message priority code and a sender address. In another embodiment, the message packet further includes a destination code according to which the sender communicates the data packet as a point-to-point, multi-cast, or broadcast message.