Apparatus and method to secure acquisition and contention burst activity in a communication network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9912606
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15390074

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An apparatus and method of communication in a network includes a hub having a burst time plan generating section to generate a burst time plan including time slot allocation information that allocated transmission time slots in a subsequent frame to remote terminals. The allocation information identifies at least one time slot in the subsequent frame as a dummy time slot assigned to at least one remote terminal already acquired in the network. The hub also includes a transmitter to transmit the burst time plan including the allocation information. A corresponding remote terminal and computer readable media are also discussed.

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VT IDIRECT INCVIRGINIA VIRGINIA

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Fardeen, Sadaf Centreville, US 6 31
Maiorana, Jason B Vienna, US 8 86
Nemeth, David Thompson Washington, US 4 49

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