Patent ID: 7009969
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A telecommunications device, comprising: a local area network; a sender coupled to the network and operable to generate a message packet comprising an arbitration code and a data packet, the sender operable to communicate a first value of the arbitration code using the network and to determine a network value, the sender operable to compare the first value with the network value to determine whether the sender may communicate the data packet using the network; and a plurality of receivers also coupled to the network, the message packet further comprising a destination code having values for a plurality of positions, each position corresponding to a particular receiver independent of the value for that position, the sender identifying one or more receivers for the message packet according to the values of the positions corresponding to the receivers, wherein each receiver has an associated receive code comprising values for a plurality of positions, each position corresponding to a particular receiver independent of the value for that position, each receiver operable to receive the destination code and to compare the value for at least one position of the destination code with the value for at least one position of the receive code, each receiver operable to determine whether to receive the data packet according to the comparison.