Adaptive mobile multicasting for wireless networks
US8817684B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/06
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Video streams may be adaptively switched between multicast and unicast transmission over a wireless interface of a wireless network. A device may track a quantity of videos that are being streamed over the wireless network. The device may determine, based on the tracked quantity of videos, whether to dedicate a radio channel, of at least one cell in the wireless network, to streaming a first of the videos. The device may transmit, in response to a request, from a mobile device, for the first video, an identification of the dedicated radio channel so that the mobile device can receive the first video as a streaming video over the dedicated radio channel.
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