A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for communicating data from a first node to a second node has been described. The method comprises the steps of receiving input data at the first node, transmitting a resource request having a resource metric from the first node to an...http://www.google.com/patents/US6975601?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6975601 - Method and apparatus for medium access control for integrated services packet-switched satellite networks
