InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[Gamco]

United States Patent 9,686,713
Farley , et al. June 20, 2017

Application specific traffic optimization in a wireless link


Abstract

A packet data system such as a TCP/IP network transmits packets containing a variety of data types along links in the network. Packets are transmitted in a stream between nodes interconnected by the links connections, which conform to a transport layer protocol such as TCP, UDP, and RSTP, and include wireless links, which transmit packets using a radio frequency (RF) medium. By examining the data in a packet, performance characteristics such as a port number are determined. The performance characteristics indicate the application type, and therefore, the data type, of the packets carried on the connection. Since certain data types, such as streaming audio and video, are more loss tolerant, determination of the data type is used to compute link control parameters for the wireless link which that are optimal to the type of data being transmitted over the link.



Inventors:
Farley; Kevin L. (Wake Forest, NC), Proctor; James A. (Indialantic, FL)

Applicant:


Name

City

State

Country

Type


IPR Licensing, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US


Assignee:
IPR Licensing, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)


Family ID:
1000002666505

Appl. No.:
14/927,718

Filed:
October 30, 2015


Prior Publication Data






Document Identifier

Publication Date

US 20160050584 A1 Feb 18, 2016



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Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 28/0268 (20130101); H04L 1/0015 (20130101); H04L 1/0017 (20130101); H04L 1/18 (20130101); H04L 43/00 (20130101); H04L 47/2416 (20130101); H04L 47/2441 (20130101); H04L 65/60 (20130101); H04L 65/80 (20130101); H04L 69/16 (20130101); H04L 69/165 (20130101); H04L 69/18 (20130101); H04W 28/18 (20130101); H04L 43/087 (20130101); H04L 43/0829 (20130101); H04L 43/0852 (20130101); H04W 24/00 (20130101); H04W 28/06 (20130101); H04W 80/00 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 28/02 (20090101); H04L 12/851 (20130101); H04L 12/853 (20130101); H04L 1/18 (20060101); H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04L 1/00 (20060101); H04L 12/26 (20060101); H04W 28/18 (20090101); H04W 80/00 (20090101); H04W 28/06 (20090101); H04W 24/00 (20090101)

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