Patent ID: 6327265
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A signaling arrangement using a communications network between a transmitter and a receiver in which a prefix is transmitted to locate or describe the transmitter where said prefix is sent to the receiver independently before the transmitter begins to send a message, comprising:a. a decoder in the receiver to decode said prefixb. a generator of a sequence of different handshakes in the receiver to initiate a response from transmitters having one of a plurality of protocols and formatsc. a processor to identify the handshake in said sequence of different receiver handshakes which caused the transmitter to respond after an associated prefix was received, and to delete all handshakes from the handshake generator other than the associated handshake when a prefix which is already stored is receivedd. storage means to store a prefix and an associated handshake descriptore. a first display means for displaying a prefix received with no data with no valid transmitter responsef. a second display means for displaying transmitter data received without a prefix.