Point-to-point repair response mechanism for point-to-multipoint transmission systems
US7376150B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W80/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to a method, a system, a transmitter, a network element, a receiver and software applications in a system for transmitting data symbols, wherein one or more data symbols are transmitted from a transmitter to one or more receivers within a point-to-multipoint transmission session, wherein said data symbols are furnished with first-type headers obeying a file delivery protocol, wherein one or more repair data symbols are transmitted from a repair server to one specific receiver of said receivers within a point-to-point repair session, and wherein said repair data symbols are furnished with one or more second-type headers at least partially obeying said same file delivery protocol.
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