(under subclass 431) Subject matter including techniques or apparatus to resolve the right of a terminal to use a common communication channel when two or more terminals desire to use the channel simultaneously.
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444, for TDMA with priority channel reservation.
447, for CSMA with arbitration for access between contending stations.
461, for arbitration for access using time slots.
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340, Communications: Electrical,
825.5+, for priority in selective system in general.