Packet prioritization for network-based software-defined radio

A computing device for prioritizing packets, the computing device comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory, storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, causes the computing device to perform operations comprising:
• receiving an output of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), the output comprising a plurality of digital samples of a radio frequency (RF) signal, each digital sample representing the RF signal at a different time;
• receiving feedback from a server computing device or a transmitter computing device, the feedback identifying a media type within each of the plurality of digital samples;
• creating a first packet comprising a portion of a first digital sample of the plurality of digital samples and a second packet comprising a portion of a second digital sample of the plurality of digital samples;
• determining, based upon the feedback, that the first digital sample is a first data type that is a higher priority than the second digital sample that is a second data type;
• and
• responsive to determining, based upon the feedback, that the first digital sample is a data type that is a higher priority than the second digital sample, prioritizing the first packet over the second packet for transmission to a server computing device over a packet-based network.

A computing device for prioritizing packets, the computing device comprising:

• means for receiving an output of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), the output comprising a plurality of digital samples of a radio frequency (RF) signal, each digital sample representing the RF signal at a different time;
• means for receiving feedback from a server computing device or a transmitter computing device, the feedback identifying a media type within each of the plurality of digital samples;
• means for creating a first packet comprising a portion of a first digital sample of the plurality of digital samples and a second packet comprising a portion of a second digital sample of the plurality of digital samples;
• means for determining, based upon the feedback, that the first digital sample is a first data type that is a higher priority than the second digital sample that is a second data type;
• and
• means for, responsive to determining, based upon the feedback, that the first digital sample is a data type that is a higher priority than the second digital sample, prioritizing the first packet over the second packet for transmission to a server computing device over a packet-based network.