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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2005
Dirk Breynaert, Sint-Niklaas, BE;
Maximilien D'oreye DE Lantremange, Overijse, BE;
Daniel Delaruelle, Sint-Niklaas, BE;
Dirk Breynaert, Sint-Niklaas, BE;
Maximilien d'Oreye de Lantremange, Overijse, BE;
Daniel Delaruelle, Sint-Niklaas, BE;
Newtec CY, Sint-Niklaas, BE;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are described for management of traffic comprising a statistical shaper having a plurality of inputs each for receiving a data stream and a plurality of outputs forming a variable rate bit streams; a multiplexer which combines the bit streams to form an output stream; a modulation stage which is operable to use one or more of a plurality of different modulation schemes to modulate the bit streams onto an output bearer; and, a controller which is operable to control the amount of data arriving at the modulation stage. The controller performs rate control of the data arriving at the modulation stage so that the rate of data output in the output stream from the modulator stage is within a predetermined limit for the transmission channel. For example if the modulation rate for any one bitstream changes, this would alter the rate of data transmission after the modulation stage except that excess data is stored in buffers. For example, by controlling the data rate arriving at the modulator stage, the controller regulates the amount of data stored in buffers at the modulation stage.