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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2001
William Walsh, Anaheim Hills, CA (US);
Craig Schweinhart, Rockville, MD (US);
William Walsh, Anaheim Hills, CA (US);
Craig Schweinhart, Rockville, MD (US);
Hughes Electronics Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
An approach for managing queues of a terminal operating in satellite communications system is disclosed. A hub controls bandwidth allocations in conjunction with a satellite. A plurality of terminals is configured to issue bandwidth allocation requests to the satellite. Each of the terminals has queues that are configured to store the packets, and a queue control logic that is configured to dynamically change depths of the queues according to a prescribed scheme. The prescribed scheme specifies new depths of the plurality of queues based upon past bandwidth allocations associated with the respective queues.