Method and system for managing bandwidth based on intraframes
First Claim
1. A method of managing quality of service for a plurality of video capture devices coupled to a network via a common communication link, the method comprising:
- providing each of the plurality of video capture devices a respective level of quality of service over the common communication link;
receiving a first video stream from a first video capture device of the plurality of video capture devices over a first communication link, wherein the first video stream comprises one or more frames;
detecting a predefined minimum threshold rate of intraframes in the first video stream;
in response to detecting the predefined minimum threshold rate of intraframes, adjusting quality of service over the common communication link to increase a first level of quality of service provided to the first video capture device; and
sending the first video stream to the network over the common communication link with the increased first level of quality of service.
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Abstract
A method and system of managing QoS for a plurality of video capture devices coupled to a common communication link. A CU coupled between the video capture devices and the communication link may provide each video capture device a respective level of QoS over the communication link. The CU may then receive a video stream from a given video capture device. Thereafter, the CU may detect a predefined minimum threshold rate of intraframes in the video stream and responsively adjust QoS over the communication link to increase a respective level of QoS provided to the given video capture device. In turn, the CU may send the video stream over the communication link with the increased respective level of QoS. Subsequently, the CU may adjust QoS over the communication link to decrease a respective level of QoS provided to the given video capture device.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of managing quality of service for a plurality of video capture devices coupled to a network via a common communication link, the method comprising:
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providing each of the plurality of video capture devices a respective level of quality of service over the common communication link; receiving a first video stream from a first video capture device of the plurality of video capture devices over a first communication link, wherein the first video stream comprises one or more frames; detecting a predefined minimum threshold rate of intraframes in the first video stream; in response to detecting the predefined minimum threshold rate of intraframes, adjusting quality of service over the common communication link to increase a first level of quality of service provided to the first video capture device; and sending the first video stream to the network over the common communication link with the increased first level of quality of service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A control unit comprising:
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a first communication interface for communicating with a plurality of video capture devices; a second communication interface for communicating with a network via a common communication link; a processor, data storage; and program instructions stored in the data storage and executable by the processor to carry out functions including; providing each of the plurality of video capture devices a respective level of quality of service over the common communication link; receiving, via the first communication interface, a first video stream from a first video capture device of the plurality of video capture devices, wherein the first video stream comprises one or more frames; detecting a predefined minimum threshold rate of intraframes in the first video stream; in response to detecting the predefined minimum threshold rate of intraframes, adjusting quality of service over the common communication link to increase a first level of quality of service provided to the first video capture device; and sending to the network over the common communication link, via the second communication interface, the first video stream with the increased first level of quality of service. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A communication system comprising:
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a plurality of video capture devices; a network; and a control unit, wherein the control unit is communicatively coupled to the plurality of video capture devices via respective communication links, wherein the control unit is communicatively coupled to the network via a common communication link, and wherein the control unit is operable to (i) provide each of the plurality of video capture devices a respective level of quality of service over the communication link, (ii) receive a first video stream from a first video capture device of the plurality video capture devices over a first communication link, (iii) send the first video stream to the network over the common communication link according to a first level of quality of service provided to the first video capture device, (iv) detect a predefined minimum threshold rate of intraframes in the first video stream from the first video capture device, and (v) in response to detecting the predefined minimum threshold rate of intraframes in the first video stream, adjust quality of service over the common communication link to increase the first level of quality of service provided to the first video capture device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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