Data transmission rate control
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1. A method comprising:
- monitoring a variable-rate data communication channel to determine its signal-to-noise ratio; and
adjusting the data transmission rate of the variable rate data communication channel based on its signal-to-noise ratio.
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Abstract
A method includes monitoring a variable-rate data communication channel to determine its signal-to-noise ratio, and adjusting the data transmission rate of the variable rate data communication channel based on its signal-to-noise ratio.
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30 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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monitoring a variable-rate data communication channel to determine its signal-to-noise ratio; and
adjusting the data transmission rate of the variable rate data communication channel based on its signal-to-noise ratio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A data transmission rate control process comprising:
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an SNR determination process for monitoring a variable-rate data communication channel to determine its signal-to-noise ratio; and
a transmission rate adjustment process, responsive to said SNR determination process, for adjusting the data transmission rate of said variable rate data communication channel based on its signal-to-noise ratio. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause that processor to:
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monitor a variable-rate data communication channel to determine its signal-to-noise ratio; and
adjust the data transmission rate of the variable rate data communication channel based on its signal-to-noise ratio. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A data transmission rate control system comprising:
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a first computing device including a first wireless communication system;
a second computing device including a second wireless communication system, wherein said first and second wireless communication systems form a variable rate data communication channel between said first and second computing devices;
wherein each said wireless communication system includes;
a SNR determination process for monitoring said variable-rate data communication channel to determine its signal-to-noise ratio; and
a transmission rate adjustment process, responsive to said SNR determination process, for adjusting the data transmission rate of said variable rate data communication channel based on its signal-to-noise ratio. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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