Multimedia packet communication system
US5440551A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 4, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5638
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multimedia packet communication system wherein connections can be selectively used automatically and dynamically in accordance with qualities required by an application, in which a plurality of communications of different required qualities are involved, to set quality classes. The multimedia packet communication system comprises a network layer which can map a plurality of different required qualities from a layer protocol which is higher than the network layer into corresponding connection types. The network layer includes a driver for setting the thus mapped connections to individual packets.
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