JP2008219080A - Communication system and transmitter-receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce data frame collisions when a bit rate is high and transmitter-receivers are separated without the need of an expensive apparatus in a network characterized by receiving not only a frame from the other transmitter-receiver but also a frame transmitted by itself through a repeater. <P>SOLUTION: The transmitter-receiver trying data frame transmission transmits an information frame including transmission scheduled time information prior to the data frame transmission. The other transmitter-receiver which receives it sets the transmission scheduled time on the basis of information described in the information frame and transmission is suppressed in a time zone during which the collision of the frames with each other is predicted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication system and a transmission / reception device that reduce collision of data frames, and in particular, includes a plurality of transmission / reception devices and a relay device that outputs an input frame to any one input port to all output ports. The present invention relates to a communication system and a transmission / reception apparatus for reducing data frame collisions in a network having a feature of receiving not only frames from other transmission / reception apparatuses but also frames transmitted by itself after passing through a relay apparatus.

  Conventional techniques for reducing frame collisions by utilizing the network characteristics assumed in the present invention have not been studied so far. However, for a network that does not receive a frame transmitted by itself but is otherwise similar to the premise of the present invention, CSMA / CD (Carrier) defined as a standard by IEEE 802.3 is known as a conventional technique for preventing a reduction in transmission path utilization efficiency. Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection), token passing defined by IEEE 802.4 and IEEE 802.5, and a method of managing transmission times of all transmission / reception devices using a center device.

  The processing flow of CSMA / CD is shown in FIG. In CSMA / CD, when a data frame is generated, each transmission / reception device initializes the number of collisions (S60), checks whether a signal is flowing through the transmission line before transmission (carrier sense: S61), and transmits the transmission line. The transmission is postponed if any signal is present in the network, and the transmission is started if there is no received signal (multiple access: S62). If a signal from another transmission / reception device is detected during transmission (S63), it is determined that a collision has occurred and transmission is stopped (collision detection: S65). At this time, the number of collisions is incremented by 1 (S66). A waiting time is set according to the number of collisions (backoff: S67), and carrier sense is performed again after the waiting time is over.

  In CSMA / CD, the proportion of frames that collide by the above procedure occupies the transmission path is reduced.

  Token passing is a method for restricting transmission / reception devices that can transmit using a token representing a transmission right. The destination of the token is set so that it goes around each transmitting / receiving device in order according to a predetermined order. The transmitting / receiving device that performs transmission first waits for an empty token to be transmitted to itself, and when receiving an empty token, writes transmission destination information in the token and transmits it with transmission data.

  When receiving the token addressed to itself, the transmission / reception device at the transmission destination receives the data following the token, and then fills in the information that the token has been received and transmits it. When the transmission / reception apparatus of the transmission source receives a token addressed to itself in which information indicating that the transmission / reception apparatus has been received from the transmission destination is received, the transmission / reception apparatus transmits an empty token to the next transmission / reception apparatus.

  By performing transmission / reception according to the above procedure, only the transmission / reception apparatus that has obtained the token can transmit, so no collision occurs in the network.

  As a method for managing all transmission / reception devices by the center device, for example, Patent Literature 1 can be cited. In this method, the amount of data waiting to be transmitted is transmitted from each transmitting / receiving device to the center device, including the overhead of the frame, and the data is collected by the center device. In the center device, a bandwidth corresponding to the amount of data waiting for transmission of each transmission / reception device is allocated to each transmission / reception device within a range not exceeding the maximum bandwidth, and each transmission / reception device transmits according to the allocation to avoid frame collision. .

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-336188

  Of the above three conventional techniques, CSMA / CD can detect collision of frames by a simple procedure, but there are some limitations.

  In CSMA / CD, a collision is recognized by receiving a data frame from another transmission / reception apparatus during data frame transmission. That is, in order to detect a collision, it is necessary to start reception of a data frame from another transmission / reception apparatus that has started transmission of the data frame before transmission of the data frame is completed. Therefore, the maximum distance for detecting all data frame collisions is determined by the transmission bit rate and the data frame size.

  Since transmission is interrupted when a collision is detected, the proportion of collision frames on the transmission path can be reduced as the time until the collision is detected is earlier.

That is, the following problem occurs when the bit rate is high.
(1) Collision detection can be performed only at a short distance (2) The ratio of frames that collide with the transmission path is increased (3) When the distance is long, the retransmission control is left to the upper layer, so the actual transmission rate decreases In IEEE802.3, in order to increase the detectable distance at a high bit rate, a method for increasing the size of the data frame described above is also prepared. However, when transmitting a data string that is less than the size of the data frame, the use efficiency of the transmission path is significantly reduced because the minimum data frame size is satisfied by adding meaningless data to the end of the data string. .

  Further, in the network configuration assumed in the present invention, not only frames transmitted from other transmitting / receiving apparatuses but also frames transmitted by themselves are received after passing through the relay apparatus. At this time, among the received frames, the frame transmitted by itself is erroneously recognized as a frame from another transmission / reception device, and there is a high possibility that the frame is erroneously recognized as having collided although no frame collision originally occurred. As a result, the transmission line utilization efficiency is significantly reduced.

  As described above, CSMA / CD is not suitable for using a high bit rate signal in an environment where the distance between the transmitting and receiving apparatuses is long, and in the premised network configuration, transmission path utilization due to erroneous recognition of frame collisions. The decline in efficiency cannot be ignored.

  When token passing is used, a collision does not occur, but it is necessary to install a device having a network management function in order to add / remove transmission / reception devices and cope with failures. In addition, only the transmitting / receiving device that has obtained the token can transmit, and even after sending the data frame, an empty token is generated after receiving the reception completion notification, and the next transmission is performed until it reaches the next transmitting / receiving device. For this reason, when token passing is applied to the network configuration assumed in the present invention, the transmission path utilization efficiency decreases when the distance between the relay device and the transmission / reception device is long.

  In addition, the method of performing bandwidth allocation by managing information related to the amount of data waiting for transmission of all the transmission / reception devices in the center device increases the calculation scale of the allocated bandwidth when the number of transmission / reception devices increases, and the load on the center device Increase. For this reason, there is a problem that the performance required for the center device is high and the device is likely to be expensive.

  The present invention does not require an expensive device in a network having a feature of receiving not only a frame from another transmission / reception device but also a frame transmitted by itself after passing through a relay device. The object is to reduce data frame collisions when the length is long.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the communication system of the present invention, a transmission / reception apparatus attempting to transmit a data frame transmits an information frame including scheduled transmission time information prior to the data frame transmission. The other transmission / reception apparatus that has received this sets the scheduled transmission time based on the information described in the information frame, and suppresses transmission in a time zone in which a collision between frames is expected.

  That is, the present invention is a communication system including a plurality of transmission / reception devices and a relay device that connects these transmission / reception devices to each other and outputs an input frame to any input port to all output ports.

  Here, a feature of the present invention is that the transmission / reception device includes an information frame transmission means for transmitting an information frame including scheduled transmission time information of the data frame prior to transmission of the data frame, and another transmission / reception device. Based on the scheduled transmission time information described in the received information frame, a time during which transmission can be performed without collision between a data frame scheduled to be transmitted by the own transmission / reception device and a data frame scheduled to be transmitted by another transmission / reception device. And a transmission scheduled time setting means for setting.

  In particular, the present invention is applied to a network having a feature of receiving not only frames from other transmission / reception devices but also a frame transmitted by itself after passing through a relay device. A transmission scheduled time information extracting means for extracting a scheduled transmission time of the other transmitting / receiving apparatus from the information frame of the transmitting / receiving apparatus; a round trip time measuring means for measuring a round trip time until receiving the frame transmitted by itself; The frame scheduled to be transmitted by the own transmitting / receiving device and the frame scheduled to be transmitted by the other transmitting / receiving device using the scheduled transmission time extracted by the scheduled transmission time information extracting unit and the round trip time measured by the round trip time measuring unit Means for setting a time during which transmission can be performed without performing Kill.

  According to this, it is possible to set a practical scheduled transmission time that matches the actual situation of the network in consideration of the time required for the relay device to perform relay transfer.

  In addition, it is possible to provide means for determining that one of the scheduled transmission times is valid based on a predetermined priority when the scheduled transmission times in different information frames compete.

  That is, regarding the scheduled transmission time in the information frame, since scheduling is not performed in advance between the transmission and reception devices, there is a possibility of contention. Therefore, it is desirable to perform contention control by setting priority.

  Further, when transmitting a data frame having a high transmission priority, transmission is performed based on the setting of the transmission scheduled time by the transmission scheduled time setting means, and data with a low transmission priority or no transmission priority is set. When transmitting a frame, a means for performing transmission based on the CSMA / CD method can be provided.

  According to this, regarding the transmission of a data frame having a low transmission priority, it is possible to reduce the number of information frame transmissions by omitting the setting of the scheduled transmission time, so that the communication band can be used effectively.

  The present invention can also be viewed from the perspective of a transmission / reception device. That is, the present invention provides the transmission / reception apparatus in a communication system including a plurality of transmission / reception apparatuses and a relay apparatus that interconnects these transmission / reception apparatuses and outputs an input frame to any one of the input ports to all output ports. It is.

  Here, the present invention is characterized in that an information frame transmitting means for transmitting an information frame including scheduled transmission time information of the data frame prior to transmission of the data frame, and the information frame received from another transmitting / receiving device. The scheduled transmission time for setting a time during which transmission can be performed without collision between a data frame scheduled to be transmitted by the own transmitting / receiving device and a data frame scheduled to be transmitted by another transmitting / receiving device based on the scheduled transmission time information described in FIG. And a setting means.

  Further, the present invention is applied to a network having a feature of receiving not only frames from other transmission / reception devices but also frames transmitted by itself after passing through a relay device, and the transmission scheduled time setting means is configured to receive received information on other transmission / reception devices. A scheduled transmission time information extracting unit that extracts a scheduled transmission time of the other transmission / reception device from the frame, a round trip time measuring unit that measures a round trip time until a frame transmitted by itself is received, and the transmission schedule Using the scheduled transmission time extracted by the time information extracting means and the round trip time measured by the round trip time measuring means, the transmission / reception apparatus transmits the frame scheduled to be transmitted and the other transmission / reception apparatus does not collide with the transmission scheduled frame. Means for setting a time during which can be performed.

  In addition, it is possible to provide means for determining that one of the scheduled transmission times is valid based on a predetermined priority when the scheduled transmission times in different information frames compete.

  Further, when transmitting a data frame having a high transmission priority, transmission is performed based on the setting of the transmission scheduled time by the transmission scheduled time setting means, and data with a low transmission priority or no transmission priority is set. When transmitting a frame, a means for performing transmission based on the CSMA / CD method can be provided.

  According to the present invention, in a network that receives a frame transmitted by itself, conventionally, there has been a problem of a decrease in transmission path utilization efficiency due to a frame collision. However, a frame collision is reduced by making a transmission path reservation in advance. And transmission line utilization efficiency can be improved.

  In addition, by managing the transmission scheduled time in each transmission / reception device, it is possible to eliminate the conflict of the scheduled transmission time.

  The communication system of the present invention includes a plurality of transmission / reception devices and a relay device that outputs an input frame to all output ports.

  Each transmitting / receiving device includes a transmitter / receiver, a memory that records a time during which transmission is suppressed, and a control unit that controls a scheduled transmission time. A transmission / reception device attempting transmission transmits an information frame including a scheduled transmission time before transmitting the data frame. Other transmission / reception devices that have received the information do not transmit during the scheduled transmission time included in the information frame.

  When new data to be transmitted is generated, an information frame is transmitted with a scheduled transmission time set so as not to overlap with the received transmission scheduled time of another transmitting / receiving device.

  Further, when scheduled transmission times from a plurality of transmission / reception devices overlap, it is determined that only one is valid based on a predetermined priority order such as first-come-first-served basis or priority order of transmission / reception devices. The transmission / reception apparatus that has transmitted the invalid information frame discards the transmission scheduled time that has already been transmitted and sets the transmission scheduled time again.

(First Example)
A first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a basic configuration of a communication system according to the present invention, which includes transmission / reception devices 1 to 4, a relay device 5, and transmission paths 6 to 9 connecting them. The transmission lines 6 to 9 may transmit electric signals such as twisted pair wires, coaxial cables, and substrate wirings, or may transmit electromagnetic waves such as optical fibers, radio waves, and optical waveguides. The data exchanged between the relay devices 5 may be analog signals or digital signals.

  Each of the transmission / reception devices 1 to 4 has the structure shown in FIG. 2, and has a transmitter 11 on the relay device side, a receiver 12 on the relay device side, a transmitter 13 on the user device side, a receiver 14 on the user device side, The memory 15 for storing the scheduled transmission time information of the other transmission / reception apparatus and the transmission possibility from the transmitter 11 are determined based on the accumulated scheduled transmission time information, and the scheduled transmission time is included before data transmission. The control unit 10 has a function of transmitting a frame.

  In FIG. 1, the user device is not shown. In the following description, frame transmission / reception between the transmission / reception apparatuses 1 to 4 and the relay apparatus 5 will be described, and description of frame transmission / reception between the user apparatus and the transmission / reception apparatuses 1 to 4 will be omitted.

  In the transmission / reception apparatus and communication system configured as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the transmission / reception apparatus 1 transmits a data frame 22 to another transmission / reception apparatus 4, and then the transmission / reception apparatus 3 performs transmission. Is shown in FIG. 3, and flowcharts of transmission / reception processing at that time are shown in FIGS. Here, the “information frame transmission process (S4)” and “data frame transmission process (S9)” in FIG. 4 perform the “frame transmission process” shown in FIG. The “reception process (S5)” performs the “transmitted frame reception process” shown in FIG.

  First, the control unit 10 in the transmission / reception device 1 compares the transmission schedule of the other transmission / reception devices 2 to 4 in the memory 15 with the frame size of the transmission schedule of the data 15 according to the transmission time calculation processing flow of FIG. And the time when the information frame can be transmitted is calculated.

  That is, the time width required for transmission is calculated based on the scheduled transmission frame length (S50), and if the scheduled transmission time of the other transmission / reception device is recorded in the memory 15 (S51), the transmission schedule of the other transmission / reception device. With reference to the time (S52), if there is a gap in which a frame to be transmitted can be inserted between the scheduled transmission times (S53), the scheduled transmission time is set in the gap (S54). Further, if there is no gap into which the necessary time width can be inserted, or if there is no transmission scheduled time of another transmission / reception device in the memory 15 (S51), transmission is scheduled after all the recorded transmission scheduled times. Time is set (S55).

  Thereafter, an information frame 21 including information on the scheduled transmission start time and the scheduled transmission end time is generated as the scheduled transmission time of the data frame 22, and transmission is performed as soon as the transmission is possible.

  At this time, as the scheduled transmission start time included in the information frame 21, the time synchronized in the network or the time difference between the information frame 21 and the data frame 22 is used. Similarly to the scheduled transmission time, the scheduled transmission end time can be represented by a transmission frame length in addition to the time synchronized in the network and the time difference between the information frame 21 and the data frame 22.

  In addition, when using a time synchronized in the network, in order to correct a time difference caused by a distance difference between each transmission / reception device and the relay device 5, a value half the round trip time with the relay device 5 is added and transmitted. The time when the frame arrives at the relay device 5 is assumed. The transmitted information frame 21 is input to the relay device 5, output from each output port of the relay device 5, and sent to the transmission / reception devices 1 to 4.

  The information frame 21 received by the transmission / reception devices 1 to 4 is subjected to registration processing of the scheduled transmission time based on the processing flow of FIG. First, after determining whether or not the received frame is an information frame, the scheduled transmission time is extracted in each transmitting / receiving device. Thereafter, the internal time of each transmitting / receiving device is synchronized with the extracted scheduled transmission time. This process differs depending on whether the scheduled transmission time included in the information frame is synchronized within the network or the time difference between the information frame 21 and the data frame 22, and in the case of the synchronized time, a value half the round trip time is set. In the case of the time difference, the round trip time value is subtracted from the scheduled transmission time in the information frame 21.

  If there is a frame that starts transmission at a time obtained by subtracting half of the round trip time from the time when the data frame 22 reaches the relay device 5, the beginning of the data frame 22 and the beginning of the transmission frame are This is because of a collision.

  That is, when an information frame including the scheduled transmission time is received (S31), the scheduled transmission time is extracted from the information frame (S32), and correction for the round trip time is performed (S33). If the scheduled transmission time does not overlap with other scheduled transmission times (S34), the scheduled transmission time is recorded in the memory 15 (S35). Further, when the scheduled transmission time overlaps with another scheduled transmission time (S34), if the priority is higher than the overlapping partner (S36), the scheduled transmission time is recorded in the memory 15 (S35), If the priority is not higher than the overlapping partner (S36), the received information frame is discarded (S37).

  Then, the transmission / reception device 1 transmits the data frame 22 when the scheduled transmission time described in the information frame 21 is reached.

  Here, when there is a data frame 23 to be transmitted also to the transmission / reception device 3, the transmission of the data frame 22 from the transmission / reception device 1 is completed, and the transmission is performed after the time when transmission is possible.

  As described above, when calculating the transmission prohibition time, the round trip time between each transmitting / receiving device and the relay device 5 is taken into account. Information on this round trip time is transmitted from the relay device 5 by the relay device 5. Each transmission / reception apparatus obtains each by calculating the difference between the transmission time recorded at the time of transmission and the time at the time of reception using output to all output ports including the original as shown in FIG.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the round trip time is calculated by taking out the current time information at the time of receiving the information frame (S40) and extracting matching data from the transmitted frame information in the memory 15 (S41). The difference between the current time and the transmission time is calculated (S42), and this difference is recorded as the round trip time (S43). After completion of the calculation, the received frame information is deleted from the transmitted frame information in the memory 15 (S44).

  In addition, when the information frame is transmitted from the transmission / reception device 2 before the information frame from the transmission / reception device 1 reaches the transmission / reception device 2 and the transmission scheduled times partially or entirely overlap, the control unit 10 in each transmission / reception device Only one of the information frames with the scheduled transmission times overlapped is determined to be valid based on the first-come-first-served order or a predetermined priority setting such as the priority of each transmission / reception device. The transmission / reception apparatus that has transmitted the information frame determined to be invalid discards the scheduled transmission time described in the information frame, calculates the scheduled transmission time, and transmits the information frame again.

  At this time, whether or not the information frame transmitted by itself is valid is determined within a certain time according to the procedure shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 using the feature that the frame transmitted by itself is also received after passing through the relay device. This is done by checking whether it can be normally received and whether it overlaps with the scheduled transmission time of another transmitting / receiving device.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the time during which the generated data frame can be transmitted is calculated (S1). An information frame is generated based on the calculation result (S2). If the time when the information frame can be transmitted (S3), the information frame is transmitted (S4).

  The information frame is transmitted by taking out the current time information (S10), recording the time information and frame information in the memory 15 (S11), and transmitting the information frame (S12).

  Thereafter, reception processing of the information frame transmitted by the own transmitting / receiving apparatus is performed (S5). That is, as shown in FIG. 6, when a transmitted frame is received from the own transmitting / receiving device, the round trip time is calculated (S20), and if the frame is an information frame including the scheduled transmission time (S21), The scheduled transmission time is extracted (S22), and if it does not overlap with other scheduled transmission times (S23), the scheduled transmission time is determined (S24). If it overlaps with another scheduled transmission time (S23), the scheduled transmission time is determined only when the priority is higher than the overlapping partner (S24).

  The information frame is transmitted by adding it to the end of the data frame, for example, within the time when the notification of the scheduled transmission time is performed, or is transmitted independently from any transmitting / receiving device at a time when there is no scheduled transmission. . If it is transmitted from any transmission / reception device at a time when transmission is not scheduled, there is a possibility of collision with an information frame from another transmission / reception device.

  At this time, the transmitting / receiving apparatus that transmitted the information frame utilizes the feature of receiving the frame transmitted by itself, and if the frame transmitted by itself cannot be normally received within a certain time after transmission, A waiting time is set according to the number of times the collision has occurred continuously by the same algorithm as that at the time of collision detection in CSMA / CD, and after the waiting time ends, the information frame is generated again.

(Second embodiment)
As a second embodiment, an example in which data frame loss due to retransmission control of a data frame having a high transmission priority is prevented using the present invention or fluctuation in arrival time is suppressed will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the transmission / reception apparatus 1, when there is a data frame 31 with a high priority waiting for transmission and a data frame 32 with a low priority waiting for transmission, when transmitting the data frame 32, a control unit in the transmission / reception apparatus 1 No information frame 10 is transmitted, and transmission is performed in the same procedure as CSMA / CD at a time when a transmission path is not reserved by an information frame from another transmitting / receiving device.

  At this time, if a data frame 33 having a low priority is transmitted from another transmitting / receiving device, a frame collision occurs, and the data frames 32 and 33 are retransmitted after waiting for a predetermined time. In addition, if transmission cannot be completed even if retransmission is performed more than a certain number of times, the data frame 32 is discarded.

  In other words, the data frame 32 in which the information frame is not transmitted may greatly fluctuate from the start of transmission preparation until the transmission is completed, or the data frame itself may be lost due to frame collision and subsequent retransmission control. Become.

  Conversely, when transmitting the data frame 31, the control unit 10 in the transmission / reception apparatus 1 transmits the information frame 30 and registers the scheduled transmission time in the memory 15 of the other transmission / reception apparatus that has received the information frame 30. The data frame 31 is prevented from colliding with other frames, and the data transmission can be completed reliably.

  Also, for example, when transmission data is generated at a certain rate such as voice, the transmission data generation time and data length are predicted in advance, and the scheduled transmission time is transmitted immediately after the transmission data is generated. It becomes possible to transmit.

  The relay device 5 is a device that outputs the signal sequence input to the input port from all the output ports and transmits it to all the transmission / reception devices 1 to 4, but the transmission path is an optical fiber or an optical waveguide. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, a reflection type filter such as FBG (Fiber Bragg Grating) is connected to a 1: N optical coupler, and the transmitting and receiving devices 1 to 4 are connected to the opposite side. It can be realized by this method. In this case, the signal train from the transmission / reception devices 1 to 4 is all reflected by the FBG through the optical coupler, and the signal train is transmitted to all the transmission / reception devices 1 to 4 connected through the optical coupler.

  In the case of an electrical signal, if the cable has no distinction, such as a cross or straight, such as a coaxial cable, a reflection point can be obtained by opening the cable, and the same configuration as in the case of an optical fiber is possible.

  In the case of a twisted pair cable or the like, lines used for transmission and reception are different and the above method cannot be used. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13, it is necessary to configure a transmitter TX and a receiver RX in combination.

  Even in the case of an optical fiber or a coaxial, it is possible to configure a transmitter and a receiver in combination.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve transmission path utilization efficiency and eliminate transmission time contention. Therefore, it is used to improve service quality and convenience for both network users and network operators. Can do.

The figure which shows the basic system configuration | structure of a present Example. The block block diagram of the transmission / reception apparatus of a present Example. The timing chart for demonstrating a 1st Example. The flowchart of a data frame transmission process. The flowchart of a frame transmission process. The flowchart of a transmitted frame reception process. The flowchart of a reception process. The flowchart of a round trip time calculation process. The flowchart of a transmission possible time calculation process. The timing chart for demonstrating a 2nd Example. The flowchart of CSMA / CD processing. The figure which shows the example of a specific system configuration | structure of a present Example (FBG). The figure which shows the specific system configuration example of a present Example (TX, RX).

Explanation of symbols

1-4 Transmission / reception device 5 Relay device 6-9 Transmission path 10 Control unit 11, 13 Transmitter 12, 14 Receiver 15 Memory 21, 30 Information frame 22, 23, 31-33 Data frame

Claims (8)

In a communication system including a plurality of transmission / reception devices and a relay device that interconnects these transmission / reception devices and outputs an input frame to any input port to all output ports,
The transmission / reception device includes:
An information frame transmitting means for transmitting an information frame including scheduled transmission time information of the data frame prior to transmission of the data frame;
Based on the scheduled transmission time information described in the information frame received from the other transmission / reception apparatus, the transmission / reception apparatus performs transmission without collision between the data frame scheduled for transmission by the own transmission / reception apparatus and the data frame scheduled for transmission by the other transmission / reception apparatus. A communication system comprising: a scheduled transmission time setting means for setting a time during which transmission is possible. Applicable to networks that have the feature of receiving not only frames from other transmission / reception devices but also their own transmitted frames via relay devices,
The transmission scheduled time setting means includes:
A scheduled transmission time information extracting unit for extracting a scheduled transmission time of the other transceiver device from the received information frame of the other transceiver device;
A round trip time measuring means for measuring a round trip time until receiving a frame transmitted by itself;
A frame scheduled to be transmitted by the own transmitting / receiving device and a frame scheduled to be transmitted by another transmitting / receiving device collide with the scheduled transmission time extracted by the scheduled transmission time information extracting unit and the round trip time measured by the round trip time measuring unit. The communication system according to claim 1, further comprising means for setting a time during which transmission can be performed without any problem.   3. The communication system according to claim 1, further comprising means for judging that one of the scheduled transmission times is valid based on a predetermined priority when the scheduled transmission times in different information frames compete.   When transmitting a data frame having a high transmission priority, transmission is performed based on the setting of the transmission scheduled time by the transmission scheduled time setting means, and a data frame having a low transmission priority or no transmission priority is set. 4. The communication system according to claim 1, further comprising means for performing transmission based on a CSMA / CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection) method. In the transmission / reception apparatus in a communication system including a plurality of transmission / reception apparatuses and a relay apparatus that interconnects these transmission / reception apparatuses and outputs an input frame to any input port to all output ports,
An information frame transmitting means for transmitting an information frame including scheduled transmission time information of the data frame prior to transmission of the data frame;
Based on the scheduled transmission time information described in the information frame received from the other transmission / reception apparatus, the transmission / reception apparatus performs transmission without collision between the data frame scheduled for transmission by the own transmission / reception apparatus and the data frame scheduled for transmission by the other transmission / reception apparatus. A transmission / reception device comprising: scheduled transmission time setting means for setting a time for which transmission is possible. Applicable to networks that have the feature of receiving not only frames from other transmission / reception devices but also their own transmitted frames via relay devices,
The transmission scheduled time setting means includes:
A scheduled transmission time information extracting unit for extracting a scheduled transmission time of the other transceiver device from the received information frame of the other transceiver device;
A round trip time measuring means for measuring a round trip time until receiving a frame transmitted by itself;
A frame scheduled to be transmitted by the own transmitting / receiving device and a frame scheduled to be transmitted by another transmitting / receiving device collide with the scheduled transmission time extracted by the scheduled transmission time information extracting unit and the round trip time measured by the round trip time measuring unit. 6. A transmission / reception apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising means for setting a time during which transmission can be performed without any problem.   The transmission / reception apparatus according to claim 5 or 6, further comprising means for judging that any one of the scheduled transmission times is valid based on a predetermined priority when the scheduled transmission times in different information frames compete.   When transmitting a data frame having a high transmission priority, transmission is performed based on the setting of the transmission scheduled time by the transmission scheduled time setting means, and a data frame having a low transmission priority or no transmission priority is set. 8. The transmission / reception apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising means for performing transmission based on the CSMA / CD method at the time of transmission.

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