Systems and methods for reducing reservation request overhead in a communications network
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1. A method for managing transmission of data over a coaxial network, the method comprising:
- determining whether an amount of information received at a node on the coaxial network, the amount of information being received in a predetermined period of time preceding the determining, is greater than a predetermined threshold amount of information; and
if the amount of information received at the node in the preceding predetermined period of time is greater than the predetermined threshold amount of information, thenrequesting a future transmission opportunity—
for transmitting data from the node in the future.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for reducing reservation request overhead in a communications network in which devices are connected via a coax network are provided. A method for managing transmission of data over a MoCA network according to the invention may include monitoring data transmission requirements at a node on the network; generating statistics of the data transmission requirements; predicting transmission requirements from the statistics; and reserving future transmission opportunities in view of the predicted transmission requirements.
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1. A method for managing transmission of data over a coaxial network, the method comprising:
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determining whether an amount of information received at a node on the coaxial network, the amount of information being received in a predetermined period of time preceding the determining, is greater than a predetermined threshold amount of information; and if the amount of information received at the node in the preceding predetermined period of time is greater than the predetermined threshold amount of information, then requesting a future transmission opportunity—
for transmitting data from the node in the future. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for managing transmission of data over a coaxial network, the coaxial network formed from a plurality of network nodes and a coaxial backbone, the managing using a network controller, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the network controller, a request from one of the plurality of network nodes, the request for transmitting data at a future time, the request being based on a prediction of a future transmission requirement for the node, the data not yet received by the node, the prediction of the future transmission requirement being based on prior activity of the node; allocating a future time for transmission of data when an aggregate rate of the nodes in the network does not exceed an threshold rate; and sending a permission to the node to transmit data at the future time. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A node for use in a coaxial network, the node configured to:
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determine whether an amount of information received at the node, the amount of information being received in a preceding predetermined period of time, is greater than a predetermined threshold amount of information; and if the amount of information received at the node in the preceding predetermined period of time is greater than the predetermined threshold amount of information, request a future transmission opportunity for transmitting data from the node, said opportunity for transmitting opportunity occurring in the future. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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