Adaptive bandwidth utilization for telemetered data
First Claim
1. A method for optimizing bandwidth utilization in a communications network comprising:
- responsive to a measurement of at least one communication parameter of a commutated bitstream which is transmitted from a data source to a data client, determining a data rate difference;
based on the data rate difference, selecting a new commutation format definition which defines a position of data items in the commutated bitstream and a number of bits allocated to each said data item; and
formatting the commutated bitstream with the new commutation format definition,wherein the at least one communication parameter comprises an effective receive data rate (Deff) of the commutated bitstream measured by said data client, and wherein the data rate difference is determined by comparing the effective receive data rate (Deff) to a transmit data rate (Dtx) measured by said data source.
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Abstract
A method (400) for optimizing bandwidth utilization in a communications network (100). The communications network can include a data source (105) and a data client (110). Responsive to a measurement of at least one communication parameter (120) of a commutated bitstream (115) which is transmitted to the client, the data source can change a commutation format of the commutated bitstream. The communication parameters can include a data receive time (TRx), a data latency and/or an effective receive data rate (DEff) of the commutated bitstream. The communication parameters can be transmitted to the data source as telemetry. The change of commutation format can occur in an open systems interconnection (OSI) layer such as a session layer and/or a transport layer.
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1. A method for optimizing bandwidth utilization in a communications network comprising:
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responsive to a measurement of at least one communication parameter of a commutated bitstream which is transmitted from a data source to a data client, determining a data rate difference; based on the data rate difference, selecting a new commutation format definition which defines a position of data items in the commutated bitstream and a number of bits allocated to each said data item; and formatting the commutated bitstream with the new commutation format definition, wherein the at least one communication parameter comprises an effective receive data rate (Deff) of the commutated bitstream measured by said data client, and wherein the data rate difference is determined by comparing the effective receive data rate (Deff) to a transmit data rate (Dtx) measured by said data source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A data source comprising:
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a commutation engine that, in response to a measurement of at least one communication parameter of a commutated bitstream, determines a data rate difference, selects a new commutation format definition based on the data rate difference, and formats the commutated bitstream with the new commutation format definition; wherein the at least one communication parameter comprises an effective receive data rate (Deff) of the commutated bitstream measured by a data client, and wherein the data rate difference is determined by comparing the effective received data rate (Deff) to a transmit data rate (Dtx) measured by said data source; and wherein said new commutation format definition defines a position of data items in the commutated bistream and a number of bits allocated to each said date item. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A communications network comprising:
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a data source comprising a commutation engine; and a data client comprising a decommutation engine; wherein the decommutation engine measures at least one communication parameter of a commutated bitstream received from the data source and transmits the at least one communication parameter to the data source, wherein the at least one communication parameter comprises an effective receive data rate (Deff) of the commutated bitstream; wherein responsive to receiving the at least one communication parameter, the commutation engine compares an effective received data rate (Deff) to a transmit data rate (Dtx) measured by said decommutation engine to determine a data rate difference, selects a new commutation format definition based on the data rate difference, and formats the commutated bitstream with the new commutation format definition; and wherein said new commutation format definition defines a position of data items in the commutated bitstream and a number of bits allocated to each said data item. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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