Queue depth extended headers for DOCSIS based broadband communication systems
US8010040B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/18582
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for requesting additional bandwidth in a communications channel between one or more first satellite terminal devices and a second satellite terminal device, are provided. The method includes identifying an available field in a header to be transmitted from the one or more first devices to the second device and allocating at least a portion of the available field for requesting the additional bandwidth. A size of the available field is reconfigurable. The method also includes forwarding the extend header to the second device.
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