Multiplex communications – Wide area network – Packet switching
Patent
1995-02-03
1996-07-02
Olms, Douglas W.
Multiplex communications
Wide area network
Packet switching
370 856, 370 942, 3701001, 379 96, 348464, 348467, 348512, 348518, H04N 762
Patent
active
055330215
ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus are provided for transmitting a stream of multimedia digital data over a distribution communications network. A multimedia stream server segments the multimedia digital data stream into data blocks on a first boundary and a second boundary. The first boundary is a set number of transport system data packets and the second boundary is a transport system data packet including a timestamp. A scheduler schedules the segmented data blocks for transmission. The multimedia stream server decodes the segmented data blocks to locate the timestamps and matches the transmission of the located timestamp data block with a time value indicated by the timestamp. The set number of transport system data packets can be determined at connection setup and is not a predetermined value for all sessions. At the receiver, batch processing of received multimedia data can be provided.
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Branstad Mark W.
Byrn Jonathan W.
Delp Gary S.
Leichty Philip L.
Lynch Jeffrey J.
Blum Russell W.
Gamon Owen J.
Garnett Pryor A.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Olms Douglas W.
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