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System for rate control of multicast data delivery in a wireless network

  • US 7,054,643 B2
  • Filed: 02/20/2002
  • Issued: 05/30/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless terminal that supports a multicast service over a wireless channel in a wireless communications system, the wireless terminal comprising:

  • a wireless interface;

    a user interface module;

    a memory;

    a processor that connects to the wireless interface in order to communicate over the wireless channel, connects to the user interface module for receiving input from a user of the wireless terminal, and connects to the memory, the processor configured to perform the steps of;

    (a) sending a request that the wireless terminal wishes to join to at least one requested layer corresponding to a multicast group of the multicast service;

    (b) sending bandwidth requirements for the at least one requested layer in response to step (a);

    (c) displaying a list of multicast services and receiving from the user a first selection from the list of multicast services;

    (d) receiving from the user a second selection for a desired level of multicast service for the selected multicast service and displaying the desired level of multicast service, wherein the desired level of multicast service corresponds to a first multicast group address; and

    (e) displaying an actual level of multicast service, wherein the actual level corresponds to information about a number of layers that is currently supported over a wireless channel.

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