Method and apparatus for controlling buffer overflow in a communication system

A buffer control system in a communication system, comprising:

• a memory that stores computer-readable code;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled to said memory, said processor configured to implement said computer-readable code, said computer-readable code configured to:
• detect a potential overflow of an encoder buffer;
• and
• mark a flame as dropped if encoding said flame would result in an overflow of said encoder buffer to enable an employment of one or more techniques to mitigate effects of said dropped flame in a decoder.

A buffer control system in a communication system, comprising:

• a buffer for storing flames of encoded data;
• means for detecting a potential overflow of said buffer;
• and
• means for marking a frame as dropped if encoding said frame would result in an overflow of said buffer to enable an employment of one or more techniques to mitigate effects of said dropped frame in a decoder.