Patent ID: 9730111
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for maximizing throughput over a wireless channel from a first node to a second node, the method comprising: receiving, at the first node, a plurality of link quality metrics, wherein the plurality of link quality metrics characterize a fidelity of the wireless channel at a plurality of times t−nd, where n=1, 2, 3, . . . , and d is a feedback delay between the first node and the second node; computing, at the first node, a set of M average cost functions, wherein an i-th average cost function is based on the plurality of link quality metrics and a set of M rate-loss cost functions, wherein the j-th rate-loss cost function is associated with selecting an i-th rate and a j-th rate from an ordered set of M rates, wherein the i-th rate is a candidate transmission rate, and wherein the j-th rate is a maximum rate supported by the wireless channel; and selecting, at the first node, an optimal rate from the ordered set of M rates, wherein the optimal rate corresponds to a minimum of the set of M average cost functions.