US PATENT SUBCLASS 370 / 448
.~.~.~ Using weighted back-off timing

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370 /   HD   MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS

431  DF  CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT TECHNIQUES {12}
445  DF  .~ Carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) {2}
447  DF  .~.~ Arbitration for access between contending stations {1}
448.~.~.~ Using weighted back-off timing

DEFINITION

Classification: 370/448

Using weighted back-off timing:

(under subclass 447) Subject matter wherein after a data collision is detected, the stations which caused the collision vary the amount of time before an attempt to transmit again according to a priority scheme.