Network status reporting method and a communications network
US7508765B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5635
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a network status reporting method, for reporting in a communications network a network status to a data source with an adaptive transmission rate. The data sink reports the network status to the data source in order to enable the data source to adapt the transmission rate based on the network status. The communications network further contains at least one intermediate network node, and a data sink. Only the data sink reports to the data source on a status of the communications network in its neighborhood, and no intermediate network node reports to the data source on said network status of the communications network.
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