Method and apparatus for distributing network bandwidth on a media server
Patent 5633810 Issued on May 27, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 14, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
December 14, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesUser to network interface protocol for packet communications networks Bandwidth allocation in a shared transmission channel employing CSMA/CD Video application server Patent #: 5550982 InventorsApplicationNo. 572648 filed on 12/14/1995US Classes:370/431, CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT TECHNIQUES358/1.15CommunicationExaminersPrimary: Voeltz, Emanuel T.Assistant: Peeso, Thomas R. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04L 012/28AbstractA novel video server is taught which allows for additional output bandwidth from the server by using multiple physical network interfaces over a single IP subnetwork. This approach is particularly well suited for use with video servers that store and deliver multimedia bit streams by allowing all clients to share the same subnetwork with the server. In this manner, the bandwidth from each of the physical network interface can be combined as needed and assigned as needed in service to any plurality of destinations in the network, allowing all bandwidth to be available for use with one or more clients. | |
