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US 6,959,451 B1Granted
Transmission communications management
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorRamanathan Ramanathan
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Abstract
An interactive transmission system having a data management module that identifies at least one transmission characteristic of at least one transmitter module. The transmitter module transmits data over a transport medium. The data management module modifies its behavior based on the identified at least one transmission characteristic.
Claims29
A transmission system, comprising:
- a data management module capable of managing data flow;
- a first transmitter module coupled to a transport medium and to the data management module, the transmitter module to contain first configuration information specifying at least one predefined transmission characteristic;
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- at least an additional transmitter module containing second configuration data,
- the data management module to access the first configuration information to determine the at least one predefined transmission characteristic and to modify data flow management based on the at least one predefined transmission characteristic and the data management module to access the second configuration information to determine at least one predefined transmission characteristic associated with said additional transmitter module,
- wherein each transmitter module is associated with a different transport medium, and the first configuration information is retrieved by the data management module at startup of the first transmitter module or data management module, and
- wherein the first configuration information comprises at least one of information to indicate if the first transmitter module is able to assign priorities to data, and information to indicate if the first transmitter module is able to perform bandwidth management.
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A transmission system comprising:
- a data management program capable of assembling data;
- a first transmitter capable of receiving data from the data management program and transmitting the data to a transport medium;
- a communication interface between the data management program and the first transmitter that enables the data management program and the first transmitter to negotiate the type of communication to be performed;
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- at least another transmitter coupled to at least another transport medium;
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- the first transmitter to contain configuration information specifying a characteristic of the first transmitter,
- the data management program to access the configuration information of the first transmitter and to modify data flow management based on the configuration information,
- wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of information to indicate if the first transmitter is able to assign priorities to data, and information to indicate if the first transmitter is able to perform bandwidth management.
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A computer-readable medium storing a program executable by a computer in a transmission system including a first transmitter coupled to a transport medium, the program comprising instructions for causing the computer to:
- retrieve stored information to identify at least one transmission characteristic of the first transmitter;
- modify data flow management based on the identified at least one transmission characteristic;
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- identify a transmission characteristic of at least another transport medium over which data is to be transmitted by at least another transmitter,
- wherein the information comprises at least one of information to indicate if the first transmitter is able to assign priorities to data, and information to indicate if the first transmitter is able to perform bandwidth management.
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A method of managing data flow over a transport medium in an interactive transmission system, comprising:
- accessing stored configuration information;
- identifying, based on the accessed configuration information, at least one transmission characteristic of a first transmitter used to transmit data over the transport medium;
- modifying data flow management based on the identified at least one transmission characteristic;
- and
- identifying a transmission characteristic of at least another transmitter used to transmit data over a different transport medium,
- wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of information to indicate if the first transmitter is able to assign priorities to data, and information to indicate if the first transmitter is able to perform bandwidth management.
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A transmission system, comprising:
- a data management module capable of managing data flow;
- and
- a transmitter module coupled to a transport medium and to the data management module, the transmitter module to contain configuration information specifying at least one predefined transmission characteristic defining a capability of the transmitter module,
- the data management module to access the configuration information to determine the at least one predefined transmission characteristic and to modify data flow management based on the at least one predefined transmission characteristic, wherein the configuration information is retrieved by the data management module at startup of the transmitter module or data management module, and
- wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of information to indicate if the transmitter module is able to assign priorities to data, and information to indicate if the transmitter module is able to perform bandwidth management.
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A computer-readable medium storing a program executable by a computer in a transmission system including a transmitter module coupled to a transport medium and a data management module, the program comprising instructions for causing the computer to:
- retrieve stored information to identify at least one transmission characteristic of the transport medium;
- modify data flow management based on the identified at least one transmission characteristic;
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- cause the data management module and the transmitter module to exchange information relating to the transport medium's said at least one transmission characteristic,
- wherein the data management module and the transmitter module exchange information on a continuous basis,
- wherein the information comprises at least one of information to indicate if the transmitter module is able to assign priorities to data, and information to indicate if the transmitter module is able to perform bandwidth management.
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A method of managing data flow over a transport medium in an interactive transmission system, comprising:
- accessing stored configuration information;
- identifying, based on the accessed configuration information, at least one transmission characteristic of a transmitter module used to transmit data over the transport medium;
- and
- modifying data flow management based on the identified at least one transmission characteristic,
- wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of information to indicate if the transmitter module is able to assign priorities to data, and information to indicate if the transmitter module is able to perform bandwidth management.
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A transmission system, comprising:
- a data management module capable of managing data flow;
- a first transmitter module coupled to a transport medium and to the data management module, the first transmitter module to contain configuration information specifying at least one predefined transmission characteristic;
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- at least an additional transmitter module,
- the data management module to access the configuration information to determine the at least one predefined transmission characteristic and to modify data flow management based on the at least one predefined transmission characteristic,
- wherein each transmitter module is associated with a different transport medium, and the configuration information comprises at least one of information to indicate if the first transmitter module is able to assign priorities to data, and information to indicate if the transmitter module is able to perform bandwidth management.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.