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Method for sending messages among a group of subsets forming a network
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1996-12-16
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Granted: 2000-09-19
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Expires: 2016-12-16
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a method for transmitting messages between networked subscriber units, which improves the network overall efficiency and allows the traffic load on the network units to be more uniformly distributed. At least one network service unit is assigned from the subscriber units to receive and intermediately store the messages. Each of the network elements generates a periodically transmitted service signal including identification and status information of the network element. On the basis of the received service signals, each of the network elements generates an accessibility ranked list 9 of all operative network elements, including a field 10 with identification of a subscriber unit, field 11 indicating the subscriber unit's function and field 12 indicating accessibility of the appropriate network element. The message is transmitted to the destination unit over a route determined on the basis of the ranked list of the network elements.
Inventors
- 👤 Konstantin Vitalievich Vyaznikov
- 👤 Alexandr Mikhailovich Potryvaev
- 👤 Mikhail Jurievich Gnedovsky
- 👤 Dmitry Pavlovich Krasnonosenkikh
- 👤 Ilmir Rasikovich Alikberov
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 01:24
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/28; H04L45/00; G; G06; G06F; G06F15/00; G06F15/16; H04L45/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A method for transmitting messages between networked subscriber units, including generating, at a sender subscriber unit, a message with indication of an address of a message destination subscriber unit, and transmitting the entered message over the network communication channels, said method characterized by the steps of: assigning at least one network service unit from the subscriber units to receive and intermediately store the messages being transmitted; generating, at each of the network elements, both the assigned service units and the other subscriber units, a service signal comprising identification and status information of the respective network element; transmitting the generated service signal at predetermined intervals over the network communication channels; receiving, at each of the network elements, service signals transmitted by the other network elements and processing a stream of incoming service signals to define accessibility of respective network elements; generating an accessibility ranked list of all operative network elements from the received service signals at each of the network elements; transmitting the entered message over a route determined on the basis of the generated ranked list of the network elements.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
180 words
A method for transmitting messages between networked subscriber units, including generating, at a sender subscriber unit, a message with indication of an address of a message destination subscriber unit, and transmitting the entered message over the network communication channels, said method characterized by the steps of: assigning at least one network service unit from the subscriber units to receive and intermediately store the messages being transmitted; generating, at each of the network elements, both the assigned service units and the other subscriber units, a service signal comprising identification and status information of the respective network element; transmitting the generated service signal at predetermined intervals over the network communication channels; receiving, at each of the network elements, service signals transmitted by the other network elements and processing a stream of incoming service signals to define accessibility of respective network elements; generating an accessibility ranked list of all operative network elements from the received service signals at each of the network elements; transmitting the entered message over a route determined on the basis of the generated ranked list of the network elements.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the accessibility of each of the network elements is determined in a accordance with the traffic load on said network element and communication channels connected with it.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the traffic load is determined by a regularity of receiving a service signal from a respective network element by analysis of distribution of time difference between arrivals of a two successive transmissions of a periodic service signal from said element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
70 words
A method as set forth in any of claim 1, wherein the determining of a route for transmitting the entered message includes determining, at the sender subscriber unit, presence of a destination subscriber unit in a ranked list generated at said sender subscriber unit and accessibility of said destination subscriber unit, and when said destination subscriber unit has an adequate accessibility, the message is transmitted directly to said destination unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
129 words
A method as set forth in claim 4, wherein, when the destination subscriber unit is absent from the ranked list generated at the sender subscriber unit, the determining of a route for transmitting the entered message further includes determining the most accessible network service unit in said ranked list, and transmitting the message to said network service unit; receiving the transmitted message at the network service unit; determining presence of said destination subscriber unit in the ranked list generated in said service unit and its accessibility, and, when said destination subscriber unit has an adequate accessibility, the message is transmitted to the destination subscriber unit; otherwise intermediately storing the message at said service unit until said ranked list is updated and said destination subscriber unit is included into it.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method as set forth in claim 5, wherein, when an accessible service unit is absent from the ranked list generated at the sender subscriber unit, the message is intermediately stored at said sender unit until said ranked list is updated and the destination subscriber unit is included into it.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as set forth in claim 5, wherein, when said assigned network service unit is disabled, the non-sent messages, received by it, are transferred to other accessible network service units.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the messages successively generated at a particular destination subscriber unit are transmitted to different assigned network service units selected from the ranked list of the network elements, generated at said sender unit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
68 words
A method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the determining of a route for transmitting the entered message includes determining, at the sender subscriber unit, presence of a destination subscriber unit in a ranked list generated at said sender subscriber unit and accessibility of said destination subscriber unit, and when said destination subscriber unit has an adequate accessibility, the message is transmitted directly to said destination unit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
68 words
A method as set forth in claim 3, wherein the determining of a route for transmitting the entered message includes determining, at the sender subscriber unit, presence of a destination subscriber unit in a ranked list generated at said sender subscriber unit and accessibility of said destination subscriber unit, and when said destination subscriber unit has an adequate accessibility, the message is transmitted directly to said destination unit.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the messages successively generated at a particular destination subscriber unit are transmitted to different assigned network service units selected from the ranked list of the network elements, generated at said sender unit.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as set forth in claim 3, wherein the messages successively generated at a particular destination subscriber unit are transmitted to different assigned network service units selected from the ranked list of the network elements, generated at said sender unit.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as set forth in claim 4, wherein the messages successively generated at a particular destination subscriber unit are transmitted to different assigned network service units selected from the ranked list of the network elements, generated at said sender unit.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as set forth in claim 5, wherein the messages successively generated at a particular destination subscriber unit are transmitted to different assigned network service units selected from the ranked list of the network elements, generated at said sender unit.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as set forth in claim 6, wherein the messages successively generated at a particular destination subscriber unit are transmitted to different assigned network service units selected from the ranked list of the network elements, generated at said sender unit.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as set forth in claim 7, wherein the messages successively generated at a particular destination subscriber unit are transmitted to different assigned network service units selected from the ranked list of the network elements, generated at said sender unit.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as set forth in claim 8, wherein the messages successively generated at a particular destination subscriber unit are transmitted to different assigned network service units selected from the ranked list of the network elements, generated at said sender unit.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as set forth in claim 9, wherein the messages successively generated at a particular destination subscriber unit are transmitted to different assigned network service units selected from the ranked list of the network elements, generated at said sender unit.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as set forth in claim 10, wherein the messages successively generated at a particular destination subscriber unit are transmitted to different assigned network service units selected from the ranked list of the network elements, generated at said sender unit.
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