Method and apparatus for the efficient use of available communications network bandwidth
US7983297B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 6, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communications network gateway receives a stream of information formatted to be compatible with a first sub-network and it receives a stream of information formatted to be compatible with a second sub-network. The frames in the second stream are extracted and modified to be compatible with the transmission format of the first sub-network. The two streams of information are then aggregated for transmission over a logical network link in a manner that optimizes the bandwidth utilization of the overall communications network.
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