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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2012
Vinod Vokkarane, Acton, MA (US);
Arun Somani, Ames, IA (US);
Vinod Vokkarane, Acton, MA (US);
Arun Somani, Ames, IA (US);
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A method of scheduling data transmissions from a source to a destination, includes the steps of: providing a communication system having a number of channels and a number of paths, each of the channels having a plurality of designated time slots; receiving two or more data transmission requests; provisioning the transmission of the data; receiving data corresponding to at least one of the two or more data transmission requests; waiting until an earliest requested start time T; allocating at the current time each of the two or more data transmission requests; transmitting the data; and repeating the steps of waiting, allocating, and transmitting until each of the two or more data transmission requests that have been provisioned for a transmission of data is satisfied. A system to perform the method of scheduling data transmissions is also described.