Method for managing an access point of a communication network according to the traffic
First Claim
1. A method for managing an access point of a communication network, the access point being suitable for supplying data packets to at least one communication terminal connected to the access point, the method comprising:
- placing a plurality of data packets in a queue, wherein one or more of the data packets have a waiting time, and wherein each of the data packets having a waiting time is considered lost at the expiration of the waiting time;
determining a transmission time of each of the one or more data packets having a waiting time, wherein each of the transmission times is a function of a duration necessary to activate the access point and a duration necessary to retransmit one or more data packets from an access point to a communication terminal; and
activating the access point in order to transmit one or more data packets in the queue if a waiting time of a data packet in the queue is higher than a transmission time of that data packet.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for managing an access point of a communication network, said access point being suitable for supplying data packets to at least one communication terminal connected to said access point, said method comprising the following steps when the access point is inactive or on standby:
a plurality of data packets are placed in a queue, a data packet having a waiting time d at the expiration of which the packet is considered lost;
for each waiting time value d, the transmission time of the data packets having a waiting time d is determined; and if, for a waiting time d, a corresponding transmission time Td is higher than said corresponding waiting time d, the duration d−Td thus being negative, the method comprises a step of activating said access point in order to transmit packets from the queue, the transmitted packets preferably being those having a low waiting time.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for managing an access point of a communication network, the access point being suitable for supplying data packets to at least one communication terminal connected to the access point, the method comprising:
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placing a plurality of data packets in a queue, wherein one or more of the data packets have a waiting time, and wherein each of the data packets having a waiting time is considered lost at the expiration of the waiting time; determining a transmission time of each of the one or more data packets having a waiting time, wherein each of the transmission times is a function of a duration necessary to activate the access point and a duration necessary to retransmit one or more data packets from an access point to a communication terminal; and activating the access point in order to transmit one or more data packets in the queue if a waiting time of a data packet in the queue is higher than a transmission time of that data packet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An access point configured for to:
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place a plurality of data packets in a queue, wherein one or more of the data packets have a waiting time, and wherein each of the data packets having a waiting time is considered lost at the expiration of the waiting time; determine a transmission time of each of the one or more data packets having a waiting time, wherein each of the transmission times is a function of a duration necessary to activate the access point and a duration necessary to retransmit one or more data packets from the access point to a communication terminal; and activate in order to transmit one or more data packets in the queue if a waiting time of a data packet in the queue is higher than a transmission time of that data packet. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory recording medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
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place a plurality of data packets in a queue, wherein one or more of the data packets have a waiting time, and wherein each of the data packets having a waiting time is considered lost at the expiration of the waiting time; determine a transmission time of each of the one or more data packets having a waiting time, wherein each of the transmission times is a function of a duration necessary to activate the access point and a duration necessary to retransmit one or more data packets from an access point to a communication terminal; and activate the access point in order to transmit one or more data packets in the queue if a waiting time of a data packet in the queue is higher than a transmission time of that data packet. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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