Method of dynamically determining real-time multimedia streaming rate over a communications networks

A method for dynamically adjusting a data transmission rate between two points in a communications network, the method comprising steps of:

• estimating an amount of data buffered in the network, BYTEBUFFERED, at a time a feedback report, FR, is received from a client;
• calculating a data rate set point based on the estimated BYTEBUFFERED and other information from a server;
• and
• imposing an upper and lower bound on the data rate set point, to establish minimum and maximum data rate set points, respectively.

A method for dynamically adjusting a multimedia data rate between two points in a communications network, the method comprising steps of:

• estimating an amount of data buffered in the network, BYTEBUFFERED, at a time a feedback report, FR, is received from the client;
• calculating a data rate set point based on the estimated BYTEBUFFERED and other information from the server;
• imposing an upper and lower bound on the data rate set point, to establish minimum and maximum data rate set points, respectively;
• and
• gradually changing the data rate set point by the server if a next FR has not been received from the client within a specified time period.