Method and system for providing low-cost high-speed data services

TE Darcie, B Desai, AH Gnauck, X Lu… - US Patent …, 2002 - Google Patents
Communication networks can be divided into two major categories:(a) central-control and
(b) peer-to-peer. The central-control networks deploy a central office (CO) to control all the …

Method and system for providing low-cost high-speed data services

TE Darcie, B Desai, AH Gnauck, X Lu… - US Patent …, 2002 - freepatentsonline.com
A communication network uses intermediate nodes to resolve local traffic contention.
Intermediate nodes receive upstream signals from end users, derive traffic information …