Controlling streaming delay in networks

A method for sending data segments, comprising:

• receiving a stream of data segments;
• grouping individual data segments of the stream into groups of segments of size NS, the groups of segments including a first group, a last group, and one or more intermediate groups between the first and the last group of segments;
• generating, for a first intermediate group of the one or more intermediate groups, a table of information including one or more attributes for respective segments in the first intermediate group and an immediately preceding group in the stream;
• and
• transmitting the table and a collection of segments that includes data segments from the first intermediate group that were not part of the immediately preceding group.

A system for sending data segments, comprising:

• means for establishing a first group of segments based on a received stream of data segments;
• means for generating a first table of information, the information including one or more attributes for respective segments in the first group of segments;
• means for transmitting the first table and the first group of segments;
• means for establishing a second group of segments based on the data segments, the second group of segments including a partial overlap of data segments included in the first group of segments;
• means for generating a second table of information, the information including one or more attributes for respective segments in the first and second groups of segments;
• and
• means for transmitting the second table and a collection of segments that includes data segments from the second group that were not part of the first group.

A system for sending data segments, comprising:

• means for grouping individual segments, based on a received stream of data segments, into groups of segments of size NS, the groups of segments including a first group, a last group, and intermediate groups between the first and the last group of segments;
• means for generating, for a first intermediate group, a table of information including one or more attributes for respective segments in the first intermediate group and an immediately preceding group in the stream;
• and
• means for transmitting the table and a collection of segments that includes data segments from the first intermediate group that were not part of the immediately preceding group.

A system for sending data segments, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• receive a stream of data segments;
• establish a first group of segments based on the data segments;
• generate a first table of information, the information including one or more attributes for respective segments in the first group of segments;
• transmit the first table and the first group of segments;
• establish a second group of segments based on the data segments, the second group of segments including a partial overlap of data segments included in the first group of segments;
• generate a second table of information, the information including one or more attributes for respective segments in the first and second groups of segments;
• and
• transmit the second table and a collection of segments that includes data segments from the second group that were not part of the first group;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor for storing data.

A system for sending data segments, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• receive a stream of data segments;
• group individual segments of the stream into groups of segments of size NS, the groups of segments including a first group, a last group, and intermediate groups between the first and the last group of segments;
• generate, for a first intermediate group, a table of information including one or more attributes for respective segments in the first intermediate group and an immediately preceding group in the stream;
• and
• transmit the table and a collection of segments that includes data segments from the first intermediate group that were not part of the immediately preceding group;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor for storing data.

A computer program product for managing the transmission of data segments, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium comprising code for:
• receiving a stream of data segments;
• establishing a first group of segments based on the data segments;
• generating a first table of information, the information including one or more attributes for respective segments in the first group of segments;
• transmitting the first table and the first group of segments;
• establishing a second group of segments based on the data segments, the second group of segments including a partial overlap of data segments included in the first group of segments;
• generating a second table of information, the information including one or more attributes for respective segments in the first and second groups of segments;
• and
• transmitting the second table and a collection of segments that includes data segments from the second group that were not part of the first group.

A computer program product for managing the transmission of data segments, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium comprising code for:
• receiving a stream of data segments;
• grouping individual segments of the stream into groups of segments of size NS, the groups of segments including a first group, a last group, and intermediate groups between the first and the last group of segments;
• generating, for a first intermediate group, a table of information including one or more attributes for respective segments in the first intermediate group and an immediately preceding group in the stream;
• and
• transmitting the table and a collection of segments that includes data segments from the first intermediate group that were not part of the immediately preceding group.