Distributed determination of explicit rate in an ATM communication system
US6885637B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5636
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an ATM satellite communication system, congestion parameters for the downlink from the satellite are measured in the satellite and are broadcast to the downlink terminals or to the downlink and uplink terminals linked by virtual channels extending through the satellite. At a downlink terminal or uplink terminal, the parameters broadcast from the satellite are used to calculate an explicit rate for a virtual channel in the downlink. The explicit rate calculated at the terminal is used by the source for the virtual channel to determine the rate of transmission of Available Bit Rate cells on the virtual channel.
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