Application specific traffic optimization in a wireless link

• US 9,210,616 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2011
• Issued: 12/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: IPR Licensing Incorporated (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: IPR Licensing Incorporated (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Farley, Kevin L., Proctor, James A. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan, Man
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mansoury, Nourali
• Application Number:
  US13/108,481
• Publication Number:
  US 20110216707A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,667 Days
• Field of Search: 370/241, 370/235, 370/252, 370/328, 370/349, 370/395.52
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0015 characterised by the adaptation strategy
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0017 where the mode-switching is based on Quality of Service requirement
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/18 Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0829 Packet loss
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0852 Delays
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/087 Jitter
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2416 Real-time traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2441 relying on flow classification, e.g. using integrated services [IntServ]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/16 Implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/165 Combined use of TCP and UDP protocols; selection criteria therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0268 using specific QoS parameters for wireless networks, e.g. QoS class identifier [QCI] or guaranteed bit rate [GBR] negotiating SLA or negotiating QoS H04W28/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation

Abstract

A packet data system such as a TCP/IP network transmits packets containing a variety of data types along links in the network. Packets are transmitted in a stream between nodes interconnected by the links connections which conform to a transport layer protocol such as TCP, UDP, and RSTP, and includes wireless links, which transmit packets using a radio frequency (RF) medium. Typical protocols, however, are usually developed to optimize throughput and minimize data error and loss over wired links, and do not lend themselves well to a wireless link. By examining the data in a packet, performance characteristics such as a port number are determined. The performance characteristics indicate the application type, and therefore, the data type, of the packets carried on the connection. Since certain data types, such as streaming audio and video, are more loss tolerant, determination of the data type is used to compute link control parameters for the wireless link which that are optimal to the type of data being transmitted over the link.

Claims

1. A transmitting device comprising:

a circuit configured to provide packet flows for transmission;

the circuit further configured to associate each of the packet flows with a plurality of control parameters at least including a type of flow, a minimum data rate and a maximum transmission delay;

wherein each packet flow is associated with a retransmission configuration;

the circuit further configured to multiplex a plurality of packet flows; and

the circuit further configured to transmit data of the packets based on a priority value associated with the packets and retransmit the data based on the retransmission configuration of a packet flow of the data.

2. The transmitting device of claim 1 wherein the transmitting device is a component of a base station.

3. The transmitting device of claim 1 wherein the type of flow includes real-time flows and file transfer flows.

4. The transmitting device of claim 1 wherein the control parameters further include an error rate.

5. A method comprising:

providing, by a circuit of a transmitting device, packet flows for transmission;

wherein each of the packet flows is associated with a plurality of control parameters at least including a type of flow, a minimum data rate and a maximum transmission delay;

wherein each packet flow is associated with a retransmission configuration;

providing, by the circuit to multiplex a plurality of packet flows; and

transmitting data of the packets based on a priority value associated with the packets and retransmit the data based on the retransmission configuration of a packet flow of the data.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the transmitting device is a component of a base station.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the type of flow includes real-time flows and file transfer flows.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein the control parameters further include an error rate.