Chapter 15: Appendix

(4)Interval between frames (minimum allowable interval between frames)

The time interval after a node receives a token until it sends a frame is referred to as the "frame interval."

The minimum interval that each node must wait for, before sending a frame, is referred to as the "minimum allowable frame interval."

The FL-net shares this minimum allowable frame interval throughout the network.

Each node calculates the maximum value of the minimum frame interval each time a node joins or leaves the participating node list.

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