Method and corresponding device for improved bandwidth utilization
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1. A method for operating a wireless packet-based backhaul connection comprising:
- (a) establishing a backhaul connection, within an asynchronous wireless network, between a backhaul source and a backhaul destination;
(b) determining that data throughput between the backhaul source and the backhaul destination would be improved by adding the payload data of a packet received at the backhaul source to the payload of a new super-packet generated at the backhaul source for transmission to the backhaul destination, wherein determining throughput would be improved, includes factoring a likelihood of collision with other transmissions within the wireless network;
(c) generating the new super-packet including at least the data from the received packet, wherein the super-packet is adapted to include payload data from multiple separate packets received at the backhaul source;
(d) setting one or more transmission conditions for transmitting the new super-packet, wherein one or more of the transmission conditions relate to a payload capacity of the super-packet and quality of service requirements of constituent packets; and
(e) transmitting the new super-packet upon one or more of the transmission conditions being met.
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Abstract
Method and corresponding device for improved bandwidth utilization featuring optimized transmission of information packets on a backhaul connection, by concatenating a few VoIP packets into a big packet with optional internal header compression. The concatenated packets are transmitted efficiently through the backhaul channel and rearranged at the receiving side. In an embodiment of the present invention, compression is applied to the concatenated packets featuring the most waste.
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1. A method for operating a wireless packet-based backhaul connection comprising:
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(a) establishing a backhaul connection, within an asynchronous wireless network, between a backhaul source and a backhaul destination; (b) determining that data throughput between the backhaul source and the backhaul destination would be improved by adding the payload data of a packet received at the backhaul source to the payload of a new super-packet generated at the backhaul source for transmission to the backhaul destination, wherein determining throughput would be improved, includes factoring a likelihood of collision with other transmissions within the wireless network; (c) generating the new super-packet including at least the data from the received packet, wherein the super-packet is adapted to include payload data from multiple separate packets received at the backhaul source; (d) setting one or more transmission conditions for transmitting the new super-packet, wherein one or more of the transmission conditions relate to a payload capacity of the super-packet and quality of service requirements of constituent packets; and (e) transmitting the new super-packet upon one or more of the transmission conditions being met. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A network appliance for wireless backhaul networking comprising:
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(a) an input for receiving a packet to be backhaul transmitted, within an asynchronous wireless network, as part of a super-packet; (b) transmission decision logic adapted to determine that data throughput between a backhaul source and a backhaul destination would be improved by adding the payload data of a received packet to the payload of a new super-packet generated at the backhaul source for transmission to the backhaul destination, wherein determining throughput between a backhaul source and a backhaul destination would be improved, includes factoring a likelihood of collision with other transmissions within the wireless network, and further adapted to set one or more transmission conditions for transmitting the new super-packet, wherein one or more of the transmission conditions relate to a payload capacity of the super-packet and quality of service requirements of constituent packets; (c) a packet concatenation module for generating the new super-packet including at least the data from the received packet, wherein the super-packet is adapted to include payload data from multiple separate packets received at the backhaul source; and (d) a super-packet output adapted to transmit the new super-packet upon one or more of the transmission conditions being met. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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