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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, PA (US);
Sebnem Zorlu Ozer, Perkasie, PA (US);
Robert L Howald, Orlando, FL (US);
ARRIS Enterprises, Inc., Suwanee, GA (US);
Abstract
Combining network and client based adaptive streaming approaches enable a distributed and adaptive resource management system for carrier quality video transmission over cable Wi-Fi systems. The adaptive resource management over cable Wi-Fi heterogeneous networks includes a network based approach using client based feedback. The resource management of a video stream is performed on a service provider's network, for example in a cable modem termination system, by evaluating a margin and a fairness index. In embodiments, the rate of a video stream to a requesting client is adjusted and, in embodiments, the rate of a video stream for non-requesting clients is adjusted. Embodiments include mechanisms for call admission control and adaptive streaming based on adjustable resource margins and fairness indices for DOCSIS and Wi-Fi hetnet systems.