Congestion control mechanism for streaming media
US7099954B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/36
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Streaming media applications, e.g., sent over the Internet with TCP, can suffer from various fluctuations and low utilization due to TCP's Additive Increase Multiplicative Decrease (AIMD) congestion control mechanism. Improved methods and apparatuses are provided in which Logarithm-based Rate Control algorithms are employed to better utilize available bandwidth and/or control and smooth the sending rate of the streaming media.
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