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  • System, device, and method for aggregating users in a shared-medium network
    Patent number: 5909444
    Abstract: A system (800), device (820), and method (600, 700) for aggregating MAC users in a shared medium network improve MAC performance and minimize complexity of a headend scheduler by aggregating a number of MAC Users into an Aggregate MAC User. The Aggregate MAC User acts as a proxy for its Constituent MAC Users by contending for network resources on behalf of the Constituent MAC Users and allocating network resources to the Constituent MAC Users as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Whay Chiou Lee, Krishnan Ramakrishnan