Method and program for managing the quantity of data transmitted by a transmission device over a telecommunication network

A device for managing quantities of data transmitted by a transmission device over a telecommunication network, the device comprising:

• means for obtaining, for at least a first data set and a second data set to be transmitted over the telecommunication network, a quantity of data within each data set and a time constraint on each data set, the time constraint on the first data set representing a time before which the first data set must reach a receiving device and the time constraint on the second data set representing a time before which the second data set must reach the receiving device;
• means for determining a bitrate for transmitting the first data set in accordance with the time constraint on the first data set;
• means for determining a bitrate for transmitting the first and second data sets in accordance with the time constraint on the second data set;
• means for selecting a maximum of the determined bitrates as a parameter for managing a quantity of data transmitted by the transmission device,
• wherein the device is configured to determine a factor from a ratio of a maximum of the determined bit rates to a bitrate of a quantity of data transmitted previously between a first event and a second event;
• and
• wherein the device is configured to control a quantity of data transmitted over the telecommunication network between the second event and a third event, the quantity of data transmitted between the second and third events being a function of the factor, and
• wherein, when the ratio of the maximum of the determined bitrates to the bitrate of the quantity of data transmitted previously between the first event and the second event is greater than unity, the factor is equal to a predetermined value greater than unity or the factor is equal to the ratio of the maximum of the determined bitrates to the bitrate of the quantity of data transmitted previously between the first event and the second event.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program that, when executed by a computer processor of a transmission device, causes the transmission device to perform a method of managing quantities of data transmitted by the transmission device over a telecommunication network, wherein the method comprises:

• for at least a first data set and a second data set to be transmitted over the telecommunication network, a quantity of data within each data set and a time constraint on each data set, the time constraint on the first data set representing a time before which the first data set must reach a receiving device and the time constraint on the second data set representing a time before which the second data set must reach the receiving device;
• determining a bitrate for transmitting the first data set in accordance with the time constraint on the first data set;
• determining a bitrate for transmitting the first and second data sets in accordance with the time constraint on the second data set;
• selecting a maximum of the determined bitrates as a parameter for managing the quantity of data transmitted by the transmission device;
• determining a factor from a ratio of a maximum of the determined bitrates to a bitrate of a quantity of data transmitted previously between a first event and a second event wherein, when the ratio of the maximum of the determined bitrates to the bitrate of the quantity of data transmitted previously between the first event and the second event is greater than unity, the factor is equal to a predetermined value greater than unity or the factor is equal to the ratio of the maximum of the determined bitrates to the bitrate of the quantity of data transmitted previously between the first event and the second event;
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• managing the quantity of data transmitted over the telecommunication network by controlling a quantity of data transmitted between the second event and a third event, the quantity of data transmitted between the second and third events being a function of the factor.

A device for managing quantities of data transmitted by a transmission device over a telecommunication network, the device comprising:

• a Central Processing Unit (CPU) coupled to a memory unit,
• wherein the CPU is configured to receive, for at least a first and a second data set to be transmitted over the telecommunication network, a quantity of data within each data set and a time constraint on each data set, the time constraint on the first data set representing a time before which the first data set must reach a receiving device and the time constraint on the second data set representing a time before which the second data set must reach the receiving device,
• wherein the CPU is configured to determine a bitrate for transmitting the first data set in accordance with the time constraint on the first data set,
• wherein the CPU is configured to determine a bitrate for transmitting the first and second data sets in accordance with the time constraint on the second data set,
• wherein the CPU is configured to select a maximum of the determined bitrates as a parameter for managing a quantity of data transmitted by the transmission device,
• wherein the CPU is configured to determine a factor from a ratio of a maximum of the determined bit rates to a bitrate of a quantity of data transmitted previously between a first event and a second event,
• wherein, when the ratio of the maximum of the determined bitrates to the bitrate of the quantity of data transmitted previously between the first event and the second event is greater than unity, the factor is equal to a predetermined value greater than unity or the factor is equal to the ratio of the maximum of the determined bitrates to the bitrate of the quantity of data transmitted previously between the first event and the second event, and
• wherein the CPU is configured to control a quantity of data transmitted over the telecommunication network between the second event and a third event, the quantity of data transmitted between the second and third events being a function of the factor.