Television – Special applications – Simulator
Patent
1995-05-08
1997-10-07
Lee, Thomas C.
Television
Special applications
Simulator
348384, 370118, 370 53, G06F 1300
Patent
active
056757328
ABSTRACT:
A system which avoids the bandwidth inefficiencies of simply providing multiple separate and independent channels for distributing data services over television compatible networks by considering the multiple channels as one unit and managing them as one unit with an upstream bandwidth management unit. This bandwidth management unit dynamically assigns active users to unused bandwidth among multiple channels. To accomplish this, the bandwidth management unit records each request for channel bandwidth that is made, each request that is being actively fulfilled, and each request that has been completed. Thus, data service providers, such as multimedia services, can efficiently use multiple 6 megahertz television network compatible channels to distribute their data to many requesters/users at high rates of speed over a relatively inexpensive existing network.
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Majeti Venkata Chalapathi
Rochkind Mark Meir
Chen Duo
Lee Thomas C.
Lucent Technologies - Inc.
Penrod Jack R.
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