Abstract: A system for wireless communication comprising a plurality of wireless stations; each station configured to receive and transmit communications on at least one channel, each station comprising at least one processor and at least one memory operatively connected to the at least one processor; the at least one processor being configured to sense communications on the at least one channel and to wait a predetermined number of units of delay before transmitting a communication on the channel; the predetermined number of units of delay before transmission of the next communication being operatively associated with communications by the respective units.

Abstract: A system for wireless communication comprising a plurality of wireless stations; each station configured to receive and transmit communications on at least one channel, each station comprising at least one processor and at least one memory operatively connected to the at least one processor; the at least one processor being configured to sense communications on the at least one channel and to wait a predetermined number of units of delay before transmitting a communication on the channel; the predetermined number of units of delay before transmission of the next communication being operatively associated with communications by the respective units.

Abstract: A system and method for maximizing the efficiency of a video transport stream combines a number of lower rate transport streams into an aggregate higher rate transport stream while maintaining the accuracy of timing information in the aggregate transport stream. The system and method of the invention synchronize and compact each of the lower rate transport streams into the higher rate transport stream while preserving the accuracy of timing information in the aggregate transport stream.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for combining a plurality of 8B/10B encoded DVB-ASI input streams into an aggregate output data stream allows a receiving device to synchronize to the aggregate output data stream by mapping a synchronization character to a unique character if the synchronization character occurs in a first timeslot of the aggregate output data stream. This unique character allows a receiving device to synchronize to the aggregate output data stream. If the synchronization character occurs in a timeslot other than the first timeslot, the synchronization character is mapped to another special character that denotes that no data is present in the timeslot. In addition, if the synchronization character occurs in a timeslot after the last timeslot in which data may be placed in the aggregate output data stream, the synchronization character can be mapped to yet another special character denoting that no data is available in the timeslot.

Abstract: A novel system and method for maintaining timing synchronization in a digital video network, in conjunction with a digital video and data delivery system, makes possible the delivery of digital video content, bi-directional data services, such as Internet data, and plain old telephone service (POTS) to an end user over a communications channel. The channel is typically the copper wire pair that extends between a telephone company central office and a residential premises, but may be any communication medium that supports the communication of compressed digital video, bi-directional data, such as Internet data, and POTS, and indeed, may be a wireless connection. The digital video and data delivery system capitalizes on a bus, or broadcast backplane, created by circuitry contained within the central office.