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Flow control for real-time data streams

  • US 5,434,860 A
  • Filed: 04/20/1994
  • Issued: 07/18/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of regulating transmission over a shared computer network of a data stream captured from a real time data signal and transmitted as capture is proceeding, comprising the steps of:

  • transmitting in data packets in accordance with a predetermined protocol said data stream from a data source over the shared computer network;

    receiving data packets of said data stream at a data destination connected to said shared network;

    using information contained in an information field within each of said data packets, determining a number of lost data packets transmitted by the data source but not received by the data destination during a preceding interval of time;

    determining a suggested data rate for the data source based in part on said number of lost data packets; and

    transmitting from the data destination to the data source information related to the suggested data rate.

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