Conveying parameters for broadcast/multicast sessions via a communication protocol

USRE45352E · US · E1

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Publication numberUS-RE45352-E
Application numberUS-201313863006-A
CountryUS
Kind codeE1
Filing dateApr 15, 2013
Priority dateMar 22, 2004
Publication dateJan 20, 2015
Grant dateJan 20, 2015

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This invention relates to a method, a computer program, a computer program product, a system, a sender, a receiver and a session description protocol for transmitting common data from one sender ( 902 ) to a plurality of receivers ( 901 ) within a transmission session, comprising communicating ( 802 ) at least one session parameter, which is related to said transmission of said common data within said transmission session, to said plurality of receivers ( 901 ) via a communication protocol; and transmitting said common data from said sender ( 902 ) to said plurality of receivers ( 901 ) within said transmission session. The invention particularly relates to broadcast/multicast transmission of common data in a wire-bound and/or wireless network, wherein a File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport FLUTE protocol is used.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method comprising: receiving, at a receiver, a backoff mode attribute and a repair threshold attribute, wherein said backoff mode attribute specifies a backoff mode that provides information on when a receiver that did not correctly receive data sent to a plurality of receivers in a transmission session can start a request for a repair session, wherein said repair threshold attribute specifies an error threshold related to a reception quality of said…

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What does patent USRE45352E cover?
This invention relates to a method, a computer program, a computer program product, a system, a sender, a receiver and a session description protocol for transmitting common data from one sender ( 902 ) to a plurality of receivers ( 901 ) within a transmission session, comprising communicating ( 802 ) at least one session parameter, which is related to said transmission of said common data with…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nokia Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L12/18. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (E1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).