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RECEPTION TERMINAL

  • US 20170324798A1
  • Filed: 07/21/2017
  • Published: 11/09/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A reception terminal in a communication system, the communication system comprising a transmission terminal that transmits packets in a real-time stream and a transfer terminal that caches and transfers packets transmitted from the transmission terminal, the reception terminal comprising:

  • a receiver, which, in operation, receives packets transmitted from the transmission terminal and packets transferred from the transfer terminal;

    circuitry, coupled to the receiver and which, in operation, obtains a first available band that is an available band between the reception terminal and the transfer terminal, and a second available band that is an available band between the reception terminal and the transmission terminal; and

    a transmitter, coupled to the circuitry and which, in operation,transmits requests to the transfer terminal at a frequency that is based on the first available band, wherein the frequency defines how often the requests are transmitted and the requests trigger transmission of packets from the transfer terminal to the reception terminal in the first available band, andnotifies the transmission terminal of the second available band to trigger transmission of packets from the transmission terminal to the reception terminal in the second available band.

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