System and Method for Combining Requests for Data Bandwith by a Data Source for Transmission of Data Over a Communication Medium
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1. A method for combining requests for bandwidth for transmission of data over a communication medium, comprising:
- receiving bandwidth requests from one or more data sources, wherein each bandwidth request includes a data source identifier, an amount of required bandwidth, and a priority identifier that identifies a type of data to be transmitted;
combining the amount of required bandwidth specified by each of the bandwidth requests from the same associated data source to form a data burst bandwidth; and
granting the data burst bandwidth to the associated data source.
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Abstract
A method and system for combining requests for data bandwidth by a data source for transmission of data over a communication medium is provided. A central node receives one or more bandwidths requests from one or more data sources via wireless communication. A scheduler then combines one or more bandwidths requests from the same data source to create a single data burst bandwidth. The central node then grants the data burst bandwidth to the appropriate data source via a communications medium.
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1. A method for combining requests for bandwidth for transmission of data over a communication medium, comprising:
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receiving bandwidth requests from one or more data sources, wherein each bandwidth request includes a data source identifier, an amount of required bandwidth, and a priority identifier that identifies a type of data to be transmitted; combining the amount of required bandwidth specified by each of the bandwidth requests from the same associated data source to form a data burst bandwidth; and granting the data burst bandwidth to the associated data source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system, comprising:
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a central node; and a scheduler coupled to the central node, wherein the scheduler receives bandwidth requests from one or more data sources, each bandwidth request includes a data source identifier, an amount of required bandwidth, and a priority identifier that identifies a type of data to be transmitted, wherein the scheduler combines bandwidth requests from the same data source to form a data burst bandwidth, and wherein the scheduler grants the data burst bandwidth to the associated data source. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A tangible computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions that, if executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:
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receiving, over a communications medium, bandwidth requests from one or more data sources, wherein each bandwidth request includes a data source identifier, an amount of required bandwidth, and a priority identifier that identifies a type of data to be transmitted; combining the amount of required bandwidth specified by each of the bandwidth requests from the same associated data source to form a data burst bandwidth; and granting the data burst bandwidth to the associated data source. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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