Methods and apparatus for optimum packet aggregation in a communication network
US7286560B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus to aggregate or bundle packets to optimize the resource utilization and improve the transport efficiency of packets which are transferred between various protocol layers in a communications network. One embodiment of the invention sets forth a method of aggregating packets of a first size to packets of a second size for transmission in a wireless communications network between, for example, a base station controller and base transmitting station. The method includes the steps of calculating a maximum bundling factor represented by (an IP packet MTU size at a first location minus protocol overhead) divided by an application layer packet size and determining a most efficient bundling factor in terms of packet fragments, where the most efficient bundling factor is determined by a largest packet per fragment ratio. If the number of packets to be bundled is less than or equal to the maximum bundling factor then all packets are bundled together for a next step in the transmission. If the number of packets to be bundled is greater than the maximum bundling factor, then packets are bundled according to the most efficient bundling factor for t…
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