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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2002
Christos Tryfonas, Foster City, CA (US);
Mike O'brien, Pacifica, CA (US);
Jay Cee Straley, San Carlos, CA (US);
Sandy Cuskaden, Foster City, CA (US);
Christos Tryfonas, Foster City, CA (US);
Mike O'Brien, Pacifica, CA (US);
Jay Cee Straley, San Carlos, CA (US);
Sandy Cuskaden, Foster City, CA (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for preparing a transmission schedule that when utilized results in the smooth transmission of a time-sensitive file over a communications network. According to one embodiment of the invention, for each frame, each potential ambiguity zone is analyzed to determine whether it would result in a feasible transmission, and the cost of each feasible ambiguity zone is found. Thereafter, the optimal feasible ambiguity zone for the frame is found and used to create a transmission schedule. A method for transmitting a file utilizing such a transmission schedule is also described.