Patent ID: 6212361
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
A method comprising:receiving a succession of M message signals, S.sub.l through S.sub.M, wherein each of said M message signals is a member of one of G classes, C.sub.l through C.sub.G ;assigning a class ranking N.sub.i to said message signal S.sub.i for S.sub.l through S.sub.M, wherein message signal S.sub.i is a member of class C.sub.j and N.sub.i is based on the order of arrival of said message signal S.sub.i with respect to all of said M message signals that are members of class C.sub.j ;assigning a priority P.sub.i to said message signal S.sub.i for S.sub.l through S.sub.M, wherein said priority P.sub.i is based on N.sub.i ; andtransmitting a set of K message signals based on P.sub.l through P.sub.M ;wherein said priority P.sub.i is based on .alpha..sub.c N.sub.i, and .alpha..sub.c is a first parameter for class C.sub.j that indicates the relative perishability of the message signals in class C.sub.j with respect to the message signals in other classes.