Apparatus for Regulating Bandwidth
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a modem intermediate and in data communication between each of a plurality of data sources within the apparatus and a network external to the apparatus;
one of a plurality of bandwidth regulators intermediate and in communication with each data source and the modem; and
each bandwidth regulator comprising a transmission limit and adapted to limit data transmission from the data source to the modem.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises a modem intermediate and in communication with a plurality of data sources within the apparatus and a network external to the apparatus. The apparatus further comprises one of a plurality of bandwidth regulators intermediate and in communication with each data source and the modem. Each bandwidth regulator comprises a transmission limit and is adapted to limit data transmission from the data source to the modem. A method for regulating bandwidth usage by data sources in a node in a downhole network along a downhole tool string is also disclosed. The method comprises providing a modem, providing a bandwidth regulator, setting a transmission limit within each bandwidth regulator, and limiting a rate of data transmission. The modem is intermediate and in communication with a plurality of data sources and the downhole network, and the bandwidth regulator is intermediate and in communication with each data source and the modem.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a modem intermediate and in data communication between each of a plurality of data sources within the apparatus and a network external to the apparatus;
one of a plurality of bandwidth regulators intermediate and in communication with each data source and the modem; and
each bandwidth regulator comprising a transmission limit and adapted to limit data transmission from the data source to the modem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A downhole tool string comprising:
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a network along the tool string;
at least one component comprising a modem intermediate with and in communication with the network and a plurality of data sources within the component;
the at least one component further comprising one of a plurality of bandwidth regulators intermediate and in communication with each data source and the modem;
whereineach bandwidth regulator comprises a transmission limit, a limiter, and a counter.
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14. A method for regulating bandwidth usage of data sources in a node in a downhole network along a downhole tool string, comprising the steps of:
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providing a modem intermediate with and in communication with a plurality of data sources and the downhole network;
providing one of a plurality of bandwidth regulators intermediate and in communication with each data source and the modem;
setting a transmission limit within each bandwidth regulator; and
limiting by the bandwidth regulator a rate of data transmission of the corresponding data source, according to the transmission limit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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