A two-phase fairness algorithm for regulating the transmission of data packets in a communication network having a multitude of nodes connected together to form a spanning tree. In a first or broadcast phase of the fairness algorithm, a first control signal is transmitted over the spanning tree from...http://www.google.de/patents/US5245609?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5245609 - Communication network and a method of regulating the transmission of data packets in a communication network
