A binary decision tree-based arbitration scheme executable by a control processor of a time division multiplex (TDM)-based communication system is operative to select the next packet to be transmitted from a plurality of virtual circuits, any number of which may have one or more packets awaiting transmission...http://www.google.com.tw/patents/US6996071?utm_source=gb-gplus-share專利 US6996071 - Binary decision tree-based arbitrator for packetized communications