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Information flow control in a packet network based on variable conceptual packet lengths

US7499400B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 3, 2003
Grant dateMar 3, 2009
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/6255
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is disclosed a method and controller for controlling an information flow in a data transmission system including receiving a plurality of data packets having a received packet length and at a received sample rate. The method and controller also includes determining a configured packet length for each data packet based on a configured service rate for each data packet. The method and controller may also include scheduling each data packet in accordance with a respective configured packet length.

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