Method and apparatus for transmitting data having minimal bandwidth requirements
US5903735A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 24, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 11, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus of transmitting time critical messages over a network is provided. Data which has minimal bandwidth requirements, such as data packets utilized in applications such as twitch games, is received or generated in a network device. The data is classified as minimal bandwidth data and prioritized relative to other data for transmission before the other data. The data is then transmitted by the device to a second device on the network before the other data is transmitted.
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