Transfer rate controlling device and method thereof
US6556542B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5642
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cell transmitted from a transmitting terminal is multicast to a plurality of receiving terminals. The plurality of receiving terminals respectively transmit B-RM cells to the transmitting terminal. Each of the B-RM cells is assigned an ER value. An ER value calculating unit calculates an average value of the ER values which are respectively assigned to the B-RM cells from the plurality of receiving terminals. A B-RM cell processing unit transfers to the transmitting terminal a B-RM cell to which the ER value calculated by the ER value calculating unit is assigned. The transmitting terminal controls the transmission rate of a multicast communication with the plurality of receiving terminals according to the ER value assigned to the received B-RM cell.
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