Patent ID: 9350664
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: H04L,H04Q

Claim Text:
1. A method for transmitting data in a network comprising the steps of: determining a traffic congestion variable of a data transmission node arranged to receive data from one or more source nodes of the network; using the traffic congestion variable to select a preferred transmission mode for use by the one or more source nodes to transmit data to the data transmission node; and switching an operating transmission mode of each of the one or more source nodes to the preferred transmission mode such that the one of more source nodes transmit data to the data transmission node with the preferred transmission mode, wherein the one or more source nodes are arranged to transmit data in only one operating transmission mode; wherein the step of switching the operating transmission mode of each of the one or more source nodes to the preferred transmission mode includes switching on or off the only one operating transmission mode; and wherein the switching on or off of the only one operating transmission mode is determined by comparing the traffic congestion variable with a predetermined threshold.