Roke Manor Research Limited

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Mark Alan West

Robert Hancock

Stephen John McCann

There is described a method of processing data packets in a data stream in a communication system. In the method, a plurality of data packets from the data stream are analyzed in order to generate profile data which indicates how one or more parts of each of the plurality of data packets varies from data packet to data packet. The profile data is then made available so that a data packet compression scheme that accords with the profile data can be implemented on data packets in the communication system.

Method of processing data packets

A method of improving the flow of data in a communication system having at least two links, comprising inserting into one of said links at least one enhancer, the operation of which is to a) communicate with a the unit upstream of the data flow such that the upstream unit perceives that it is communicating with the unit (s) downstream of the enhancer; b) obtaining a measure of the efficacy of operation of the down stream unit(s), and c) dependent upon the measure, varying the control of data flow sent to downstream units.

Method of enhancing the efficiency of data flow in communication systems

Described herein is a method of controlling data flow between a local network () and a remote network () via a geostationary satellite link (). The local network () comprises a sending host () and a connection splitting node () which includes a throttling unit (). The remote network () comprises a receiving host () which is connected to a second connection splitting node () having a buffer () via the internet (). The data flow rate from the local network () is throttled to provide a data flow rate which substantially matches that which can be handled by the remote network () so that the buffer () at the second connection splitting node () is not overfilled.

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North Baddesley, United Kingdom

Mark Alan West