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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2012
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Yitshak Ohana, Jerusalem, IL;
Philippe Klein, Jerusalem, IL;
Avi Kliger, Ramat Gan, IL;
Stephen Palm, Irvine, CA (US);
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for reducing latency in coordinated networks are provided. The apparatus and methods relate to a protocol that may be referred to as the Persistent Reservation Request ('p-RR'), which may be viewed as a type of RR (reservation request). p-RR's may reduce latency, on average, to one MAP cycle or less. A p-RR may be used to facilitate Ethernet audiovisual bridging. Apparatus and methods of the invention may be used in connection with coaxial cable based networks that serve as a backbone for a managed network, which may interface with a package switched network.