Patent ID: 6240140
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
In a data transmission system having a plurality of data transmission channels, a transmitter and a receiver, a method for transmitting data samples comprising:(A) transmitting at the transmitter a first set of data over a first set of data transmission channels;(B) receiving at the receiver, from the first set of data transmission channels, the first set of data;(C) initializing a first set of state variables in the transmitter using the first set of data;(D) initializing a second set of state variables in the receiver using the first set of data;(E) repeatedly:(i) updating the first set of state variables to generate a first channel identifier;(ii) selecting a selected transmission channel from the first set of data transmission channels according to the value of the first channel identifier; and(iii) transmitting, from the transmitter to the receiver, a data sample over the selected data transmission channel; and(F) repeatedly:(i) updating the second set of state variables to generate a second channel identifier;(ii) selecting a selected data transmission channel from the first set of data transmission channels according to the value of the second channel identifier; and(iii) reading, at the receiver, a data sample from the selected data transmission channel.