An arbitration mechanism is distributed among channel units of a statistically multiplexed frame relay switching system serving a plurality of access lines, the cumulative bandwidth of which exceeds that of an aggregate data link over which data is to be transported. For each access line, an arbitration...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6466582?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6466582 - Arbitration mechanism for statistically multiplexed frame relay switching system
