Patent ID: 8700900
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising a transceiver; logic coupled with the transceiver; wherein the logic is configured to receive from an associated requestor via the transceiver a request for a data stream to be delivered to the associated requester; wherein the logic is configured to determine whether to selectively grant the request and provide the data stream to the associated requestor; wherein the logic determines not to provide the data stream to the associated requestor based on determining a current signal strength of a signal received from the associated requestor and determining from the signal strength that a link to the associated requestor is incapable of providing sufficient resources for the data stream; wherein the logic is configured to send via the transceiver to the associated requester responsive to determining not to provide the data stream to the associated requestor a Session Announcement Protocol (SAP) packet comprising Session Description Protocol (SDP) data, the SDP data comprising data indicating that based on current signal strength the link to the associated requestor is incapable of providing sufficient resources for the data stream, wherein the SDP data comprises a Start time field and an End time field configured to store data representative of beginning and end times of the selective grant, respectively, and wherein the Start time field stores data representative of a time the logic determines not to provide the data stream to the associated requestor.