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Control over network coding for enhanced radio transport optimization

US9209943B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 6, 2013
Grant dateDec 8, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2001/0093
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for transmitting encoded data in a network is presented. The method begins with a source node of a network encoding a first generation of data using linearly-independent encoding vectors to produce an encoded first generation. Next, packets containing the encoded first generation are created. The packets are then transmitted over a subgraph of nodes with multiple paths to a destination node. A determination is made at a receiving node that an insufficient amount of packets of the encoded first generation have been received in order to decode the encoded first generation. A repair request is sent from the receiving node to nodes upstream to indicate a need for more packets of the encoded first generation without specifying a particular packet. In response to the repair request, at least one node upstream from the receiving node sends a packet with encoded first generation data.

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