Method and System for Timely Delivery of Multimedia Content via a Femtocell

• US 20130316702A1
• Filed: 05/13/2013
• Published: 11/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: DIAB, Wael William, ABRAHAM, Charles, ERCEG, Vinko, HOU, Victor T., KARAOGUZ, Jeyhan, KENT, Mark, CHEN, Xuemin Sherman
• Application Number:
  US13/893,309
• Publication Number:
  US 20130316702A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/426.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 49/90 Buffering arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] H04L51/04; selective video distribution H04N21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/14 using intermediate storage
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/26 Resource reservation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B

Abstract

Aspects of a method and system for timely delivery of multimedia content via a femtocell are provided. In this regard, a femtocell may receive data via an upstream path and transmit data via a downstream path. One of the upstream path and downstream path may comprise a cellular path and the other may comprise a non-cellular path. One or both of the upstream path and the downstream path may be audio video bridging (AVB) paths. Data may be stored in the femtocell based on timing characteristics of one or both of the upstream path and the downstream path. Data may be delivered to the femtocell utilizing best effort delivery and the data may be forwarded by the femtocell with guaranteed quality of service. Resources in the femtocell may be reserved and/or synchronized, utilizing AVB protocols, for communication of one or more data streams.

Claims

1. A method for communications, the method comprising:

receiving data in a femtocell via an upstream path;

transmitting data by said femtocell via a downstream path; and

adjusting characteristics of one or more buffers in said femtocell, wherein;

one of said upstream path and said downstream path comprises a cellular path to a cellular enabled communication device;

one of said upstream path and said downstream path comprises a noncellular path to a non-cellular device; and

one or both of said upstream path and said downstream paths are audio video bridging (AVB) paths established utilizing one or both of IEEE 802.1 AVB protocols and extensions to said IEEE 802.1 AVB protocols.

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising adjusting said characteristics of said one or more buffers in said femtocell based on timing characteristics of one or both of said upstream path and said downstream path.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said characteristics of said one or more buffers comprise one or both of:

a capacity of said one or more buffers in said femtocell; and

one or more thresholds of said one or more buffers in said femtocell.

4. A system for communications, the method comprising:

one or more circuits for use in a femtocell, said one or more circuits being operable to;

receive data via an upstream path;

transmit data via a downstream path; and

adjust characteristics of one or more buffers in said femtocell, wherein;

one of said upstream path and said downstream path comprises a cellular path to a cellular enabled communication device;

one of said upstream path and said downstream path comprises a non-cellular path to a non-cellular device; and

one or both of said upstream path and said downstream paths are audio video bridging (AVB) paths established utilizing one or both of IEEE 802.1 AVB protocols and extensions to said IEEE 802.1 AVB protocols.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to adjust said characteristics of said one or more buffers in said femtocell based on timing characteristics of one or both of said upstream path and said downstream path.

6. The system according to claim 4, wherein said characteristics of said one or more buffers comprise one or both of:

a capacity of said one or more buffers in said femtocell; and

one or more thresholds of said one or more buffers in said femtocell.