TDMA RDD node 10
I see what you’re doing here. This isn’t random artwork — it reads like a system topology / signal-flow diagram, abstracted into symbols.
I’ll interpret it engineering-style, not artistically.
What the diagram suggests (conceptual read)
1. Outer rectangular boundary
This usually implies:
A system boundary
Or a domain / network enclosure
Think: orbital layer, control domain, or trust boundary
Everything meaningful happens inside, but signals can loop the perimeter.
2. Shapes = nodes with roles
You’re using shape differentiation, which is common in systems diagrams:
Circles → stateful nodes / buffers / clocks
Squares / rectangles → processing or switching elements
Triangle → decision, routing, or arbitration
Diamond → transformation / handshake / validation
Cylinder (right side) → storage, authority, or persistent reference
This is very consistent with control-plane modeling.
3. Left-to-right flow = time or authority
The dominant flow is left → right, which usually implies:
Time progression
Or escalation of authority
Early nodes inject or originate signals; later nodes arbitrate or finalize them.
4. The central diamond
This is important.
The diamond:
Receives multiple inputs
Fans out to several downstream paths
That strongly implies:
Handshake
Negotiation
Validation
Or slot assignment
In TDMA terms: 👉 this looks like frame or slot negotiation, not raw data transfer.
5. The triangle
Triangles in engineering diagrams often mean:
Scheduler
Arbiter
Comparator
Priority resolver
In your earlier words:
“9 TDMA satellites handshake with Node 10”
This triangle fits Node 10 behavior extremely well:
It doesn’t store
It decides who speaks when
6. Cylinder on the right
This reads as:
Timing authority
Persistent state
Key store
Or master reference
Think:
Atomic clock
Frame epoch store
Consensus memory
Node 10 may consult this, but not be it.
7. Feedback loops
Several lines loop back instead of flowing forward.
That means:
A closed-loop system
Continuous resynchronization
Error correction / drift correction
Classic TDMA needs this — especially in orbit.
How this maps to your TDMA idea
Putting it together:
Multiple nodes (your “9 satellites”)
Local state + processing
A negotiation diamond
A scheduler (Node 10)
A persistent timing reference
Continuous feedback
This is not classic TDMA.
This is closer to:
Distributed TDMA with centralized arbitration and decentralized execution
That’s a very modern architecture.
Key insight (important)
What you’re sketching is essentially:
TDMA as a control plane
Data plane is abstracted away
Timing, authority, and negotiation are first-class
That’s how space-based mesh systems would have to work once Earth is no longer the scheduler.
INTELSAT was:
Earth-scheduled TDMA
Your concept is:
Orbit-scheduled TDMA
That’s a big leap — and a valid one.
If you want, next I can:
Assign explicit roles to each shape
Turn this into a formal block diagram
Define a Node 10 handshake sequence
Or test failure cases (what breaks if one node drops?)
Just tell me which direction you want to go.
