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Communications decision methods and apparatus

  • US 8,693,336 B2
  • Filed: 11/10/2008
  • Issued: 04/08/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a first communications device, comprising:

  • receiving a first transmission request signal from an access router, said first transmission request signal being a request to transmit traffic data from said access router to a second communications device;

    recovering a first quality of service level from the first transmission request signal for requesting transmission of first traffic data directed to the second communications device, wherein said recovering the first quality of service level includes recovering the quality of service level from a phase of the first transmission request signal; and

    making a decision whether or not to transmit second traffic data to a third communications device based on the recovered first quality of service level, wherein the second traffic data is different from the first traffic data.

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