Method and apparatus for dynamic bandwidth allocation in a digital communication session
US5231649A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13332
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A dynamic and automatic method and apparatus for changing the bandwidth of a digital communication session is disclosed. The communication session uses a plurality of channels for transmitting digital data between a first location and a second location. The rate of data or non-data characters in the transmitting digital data stream is detected. A utilization parameter is calculated by dividing the non-data rate by the overall transmission data rate. The number of the plurality channels is changed to maintain the utilization parameter in response to changes in the data rate.
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