Efficient data transmission within MoCA

US9106435B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9106435-B2
Application numberUS-61635609-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 11, 2009
Priority dateDec 4, 2008
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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Embodiments may be disclosed herein that provide systems, devices, and methods of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network. One such embodiment is a method comprising: dedicating a portion of a MAP cycle prior to a MAP packet to reservation requests and small data packets; and dedicating a portion of the MAP cycle after the MAP packet to data traffic.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network, comprising: dedicating a portion of a Media Access Plan (“MAP”) cycle prior to a MAP packet to reservation requests transmitted as appended to one or more small data packets, wherein the one or more small data packets are less than or equal to 252 bytes in size; dedicating a portion of the MAP cycle after the MAP packet to data traffic; determining whether guaranteed performance is required for…

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What does patent US9106435B2 cover?
Embodiments may be disclosed herein that provide systems, devices, and methods of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network. One such embodiment is a method comprising: dedicating a portion of a MAP cycle prior to a MAP packet to reservation requests and small data packets; and dedicating a portion of the MAP cycle after the MAP packet to data traffic.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Matheney Jack Thomas, Ford Jeffrey Scott, Garrett Albert L, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L12/2801. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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