Method of transmitting data in a communication system

• US 20080225750A1
• Filed: 12/20/2007
• Published: 09/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Skype S.Ã R.L. (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Skype S.Ã R.L. (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Jefremov, Andrei
• Application Number:
  US12/004,457
• Publication Number:
  US 20080225750A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/254
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0858 One way delays
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0894 Packet rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/10 Flow control; Congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/22 Traffic shaping
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/26 using explicit feedback to the source, e.g. choke packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/263 Rate modification at the source after receiving feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/38 by adapting coding or compression rate

Abstract

A method of establishing parameters to facilitate a communication event in a communication network comprising: establishing a first communication event; monitoring at least one parameter used to process data associated with the first communication event; storing said at least one monitored parameter; establishing a second communication event; selecting at least one stored monitored parameter in response to establishing the second communication event; and applying said at least one selected parameter to process data associated with said second communication event.

Claims

1. A method of establishing parameters to facilitate a communication event in a communication network comprising:

establishing a first communication event;

monitoring at least one parameter used to process data associated with the first communication event;

storing said at least one monitored parameter;

establishing a second communication event;

selecting at least one stored monitored parameter in response to establishing the second communication event; and

applying said at least one selected parameter to process data associated with said second communication event.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said stored monitored parameter is stored together with parameters monitored during previous communication events

3. A method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the step of monitoring the at least one applied parameter during said second communication event.

4. A method as claimed in claim 3 further comprising the step of storing said at least one monitored applied parameters in response to terminating the second communication event.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the stored parameters are stored in association with information on the communication event to which they relate.

6. A method as claimed in claim 5 wherein the information on the communication event is an identifier for a called party.

7. A method as claimed in claim 5 wherein the information on the communication event defines a type of communication event.

8. A method as claimed in claim 5 wherein the information on the communication event defines call set up conditions.

9. A method as claimed in claim 5 wherein the information on the communication event defines an access technology of a calling party.

10. A method as claimed in claim 5 wherein the information on the communication event defines an access technology of a called party.

11. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the at least one selected parameter is selected in accordance with a selection algorithm.

12. A method as claimed in claim 11 wherein the selection algorithm selects a parameter in dependence on the information on the communication event.

13. A method as claimed in claim 11 wherein the selection algorithm selects the parameter in dependence on the reliability of the stored parameter.

14. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one selected parameter is a stable parameter.

15. A method as claimed in claim 11 wherein the selection algorithm selects the parameter in dependence on the stability of the parameter.

16. A method as claimed in claim 5 wherein the information on the communication event is used to predict the stability of the at least one stored parameter.

17. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein if a parameter required for processing the data associated with the second communication event is not selected from the stored parameters, a default setting for said required parameter is applied.

18. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein if a parameter required for processing the data associated with the second communication event is not selected from the stored parameters, a random setting for said required parameter is applied.

19. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one selected parameter is applied by transmitting the parameter to a destination node in the communication network.

20. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the communication events are established at a terminal.

21. A method as claimed in claim 20 wherein the user of the terminal is arranged to select the at least one stored parameters.

22. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the at least one stored parameter defines a communication system condition.

23. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the at least one stored parameter defines a setting.

25. A computer program comprising program code means adapted to perform the steps of claim 1 when the program is run on a processor.

24. A method of establishing parameters to facilitate a data transmission event comprising:

establishing a first data transmission event;

monitoring at least one parameter used to process data associated with the first data transmission event;

storing said at least one monitored parameter together with parameters monitored during previous data transmission events;

establishing a second data transmission event;

selecting at least one stored monitored parameter in response to establishing the second data transmission event; and

applying said at least one selected parameter to process data associated with said second data transmission event.

26. A device for establishing parameters to facilitate a communication event in a communication network comprising:

communication establishing means for establishing a first communication event and a second communication event;

monitoring means for monitoring at least one parameter used to process data associated with the first communication event;

storage means for storing said at least one monitored parameter;

control means for selecting at least one stored monitored parameter in response to the second communication event being established; and

for applying said at least one selected parameter to process data associated with said second communication event.

27. A device arranged to establish parameters to facilitate a communication event in a communication network comprising:

a communication establisher arranged to establish a first communication event and a second communication event;

a monitor arranged to monitor at least one parameter used to process data associated with the first communication event;

a store arranged to store said at least one monitored parameter;

a controller arranged to select at least one stored monitored parameter in response to the second communication event being established; and

to apply said at least one selected parameter to process data associated with said second communication event.