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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2009
Rick C. Stevens, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Howard J. Schantz, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Rick C. Stevens, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Howard J. Schantz, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for optimizing the efficiency of simultaneous data transfers throughout a data network are provided. In the system, a time division system clock includes a network time division clock policy having a plurality of time slots. The network time division clock policy identifies a unique clock code for each of the time slots. Also, a source node and a destination node each include a portion of the network time division clock policy. The time division system clock continuously transmits the unique clock code identified for a particular time slot to the source node and the destination node during the duration of the time slot. Based on the clock code, the source nodes determines if it is assigned a communication channel to transmit collision-free data to the destination node during the duration of the particular time slot.