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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2002
Cedell Alexander, Durham, NC (US);
Ed Rovner, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Lance Richardson, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Cedell Alexander, Durham, NC (US);
Ed Rovner, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Lance Richardson, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Extreme Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A data communication system dynamically selects timer durations to ensure delivery of data at a desired bit rate. A source or proxy source transmits data, such as streaming media, to a destination according to a dynamic bit rate timer, where the timer regulates the transmission frequency and/or the packet size of the data being transmitted. The timer dynamically adapts the transmission frequency or packet size according to the relative positioning of data pointers in a buffer and effectively changes the rate of data delivery. In this way, data may be delivered at the desired average bit rate to the destination despite network capacity fluctuations.