Patent ID: 8345553
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for managing transmission of data over a shared media communication network, the method comprising: receiving from a node a reservation request, the node being in communication with the network and the reservation request requesting allocation of network resources for transmitting the data; and sending to the node a first grant of bandwidth for a latency-reducing data flow based on the reservation request during a first MoCA MAP cycle granting bandwidth for transmission of data during a second MoCA MAP cycle; sending to the node a second grant of bandwidth based on the reservation request during the first MoCA MAP cycle granting bandwidth for transmission of data during a third MoCA MAP cycle before receiving a second reservation request from the node; wherein the node transmits at least one data frame before a second grant of bandwidth based on the reservation request is received by the node; wherein the data frames are defined by a Multimedia over Coax Alliance (“MoCA”) specification.