Each node in a network of nodes calculates and holds a data transmission processing time of each node, a transfer time of data and a reception processing time of the data on the basis of past data transmission/reception information. A transmission request sequence for a plurality of data in a first node...http://www.google.de/patents/US5535214?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5535214 - Timely processing of transmission and reception requests in a multi-node communication network
