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AssigneeAlcatel
InventorsFranco D'Ignazio, Bruno Bianchi
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A timeslot assigning circuit for use in a UCOL-type star network includes a first circuit block having a RAM-type memory for storing incoming requests for assignment. The first circuit block is connected to a second circuit block, which includes a FIFO memory in which requests for assignment are cyclically loaded. A decrementing circuit is connected downstream from the FIFO memory, and a filter is connected at the input of the FIFO memory and downstream on the decrementing circuit, so that requests for assignment which are null or are already satisfied are eliminated. A control circuit permits the cyclic scanning of requests, while a second FIFO memory is provided at the output of the first FIFO memory to contain the requests relative to single slots assigned during an operating cycle.
A method of assigning slots available in a frame for a UCOL-type star network, effected simultaneously by all stations belonging to the network itself, in which each station may request one or more slots with a single request in relation to the value of the request itself, characterized by comprising the following steps:
Electronic device, comprising:
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