This system guarantees reliable data transmission for one-to-one, one-to-many and/or many-to-many communications among data processing stations over a communications network. A general solution is presented, and a new concept (the arbitrator node) is discussed in detail. Special logical nodes and a new...http://www.google.de/patents/US5109384?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5109384 - Guaranteed reliable broadcast network
