Device, system and method for selective aggregation of transmission streams

• US 20060146868A1
• Filed: 01/05/2005
• Published: 07/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Ginzburg, Boris
• Application Number:
  US11/028,540
• Publication Number:
  US 20060146868A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/465
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/5602 Bandwidth control in ATM Networks, e.g. leaky bucket
• 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

Abstract

Briefly, some embodiments of the invention provide devices, systems and methods for selective aggregation of transmission streams. For example, a method in accordance with an embodiment of the invention may include selectively aggregating a first transmission stream and a second transmission stream into an aggregated stream, based on a data-related characteristic of the first and second transmission streams.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

selectively aggregating a first transmission stream and a second transmission stream into an aggregated stream, based on a data-related characteristic of said first and second transmission streams.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein selective aggregating comprises aggregating said first and second transmission streams if said characteristic of said first transmission stream is compatible with said characteristic of said second transmission stream.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein selectively aggregating comprises aggregating said first and second transmission streams if said first and second transmission streams include data of the same type.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein selectively aggregating comprises selectively aggregating based on priority values associated with said first and second transmission streams.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein selectively aggregating comprises selectively aggregating based on an average packet size of said first and second transmission streams.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein selectively aggregating comprises selectively aggregating based on sensitivity of said first and second transmission streams to transmission delays.

7. The method of claim 1, comprising transmitting a request to allow selective aggregation.

8. The method of claim 7, comprising, in response to said request, transmitting a message allowing selective aggregation and including a transmission schedule for said aggregated stream.

9. The method of claim 8, comprising transmitting said aggregated stream.

10. The method of claim 1, comprising denying aggregation of a third transmission stream into said aggregated stream.

11. An apparatus comprising:

an aggregator to selectively aggregate a first transmission stream and a second transmission stream into an aggregated stream, based on a data-related characteristic of said first and second transmission streams.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said aggregator is to aggregate said first and second transmission streams if said characteristic of said first transmission stream is compatible with said characteristic of said second transmission stream.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said aggregator is to aggregate if said first and second transmission streams include data of the same type.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said aggregator is to selectively aggregate based on priority values associated with said first and second transmission streams.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said aggregator is to selectively aggregate based on an average packet size of said first and second transmission streams.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said aggregator is to selectively aggregate based on sensitivity of said first and second transmission streams to transmission delays.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said first and second transmission streams comprise video transmission streams.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said first and second transmission streams comprise voice transmission streams.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said aggregator is to transmit a request to allow selective aggregation.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said aggregator is to receive a response allowing selective aggregation and including a transmission schedule for said aggregated stream.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein said aggregator is to transmit said aggregated stream.

22. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said aggregator is to deny aggregation of a third transmission stream into said aggregated stream.

23. The apparatus of claim 11, comprising a dipole antenna.

24. A wireless communication system comprising:

a wireless communication station to selectively aggregate a first transmission stream and a second transmission stream into an aggregated stream, based on a data-related characteristic of said first and second transmission streams.

25. The wireless communication system of claim 24, wherein said wireless communication station is to transmit a request to allow selective aggregation.

26. The wireless communication system of claim 25, further comprising a wireless access point to transmit, in response to said request, a response allowing selective aggregation.

27. The wireless communication system of claim 26, wherein said response comprises a transmission schedule for said aggregated stream.

28. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions that, if executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method comprising:

selectively aggregating a first transmission stream and a second transmission stream into an aggregated stream, based on a data-related characteristic of said first and second transmission streams.

29. The machine-readable medium of claim 28, wherein the instructions result in:

transmitting a request to allow selective aggregation.

30. The machine-readable medium of claim 29, wherein the instructions result in:

receiving a response allowing selective aggregation and including a transmission schedule for said aggregated stream.