Adaptive scheduling window management for a quality of service enabled local area network
US6961311B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method (600) performed by a packet scheduler of an access point (215) of adaptively resizing a scheduling window in a Quality of Service enabled Local Area Network (200) is disclosed. The packet scheduler schedules data packets for a given duration, termed a scheduling window. The packet scheduler according to an embodiment of the invention adaptively changes the duration of the scheduling window based on the QoS requirements of data packets to be transmitted to and from the access point (215). In particular, the duration of the scheduling window is changed based on the delay requirement of the data packet having the most constraint QoS requirement.
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