Method and system for scheduling a transmission of compressible and non-compressible packets
US7031259B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8352
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for controlling the transmission of compressible packets, the method including the steps of: (a) receiving a packet that belongs to a stream; (b) determining a quality of service level of the stream; (c) scheduling a transmission of the packet during at least one time slot in response to the quality of service level, and (d) determining whether to compress the packet to provide a corresponding compressed packet, in response to at least one characteristic of at least one packet scheduled to be transmitted during the at least one time slot.
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