Service and application layer optimization using variable rate optical transmission

US9225614B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9225614-B2
Application numberUS-201113298796-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 17, 2011
Priority dateNov 17, 2011
Publication dateDec 29, 2015
Grant dateDec 29, 2015

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Apparatus and methods are provided for application layer optimization in a modern data network. The optimization incorporates variable rate transmission across one or more optical data channels. Data throughput is maximized by enabling quality of service profiles on a per transmission channel basis. According to one aspect, a system is provided in which the application layer is aware of and controls the underlying transmission rate and quality of the transmission. This enables the system to fully utilize the transmission capacity of the channel. The application layer may map different applications to different transmission classes of service. The services can be classified based on data throughput rate, guaranteed error rates, latency and cost, among other criteria. This provides flexibility to the application layer to map some loss tolerant applications to a lower cost (per bit) transmission class.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A variable link control apparatus for application layer control of an optical transmission system, the variable link control apparatus comprising: a media access control element; a reconciliation sub-layer coupled to the media access control element; a framing element coupled to the media access control element; and a packet buffer coupled to the media access control element; wherein the variable link control apparatus is configured to map from…

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What does patent US9225614B2 cover?
Apparatus and methods are provided for application layer optimization in a modern data network. The optimization incorporates variable rate transmission across one or more optical data channels. Data throughput is maximized by enabling quality of service profiles on a per transmission channel basis. According to one aspect, a system is provided in which the application layer is aware of and con…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Koley Bikash, Vusirikala Vijayanand, Liu Hong, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L41/5022. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 29 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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