Patent ID: 7881205
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for associating a delay limit with error control retransmissions via satellite, the system comprising: a transmitting error control device configured to: identify a data packet as a data packet to be transmitted with appended error control data to a receiving error control device; identify a traffic content classification associated with the data packet; set a delay limit for retransmission of data packets from the transmitting error control device, the delay limit establishing a time limitation after which the data packet is precluded from retransmission from the transmitting error control device, the delay limit set according to the identified traffic content classification; and transmit the data packet and the appended error control data, the error control data comprising data for calculating a time limit for buffering of the data packet at the receiving error control device, the time limit corresponding to the delay limit; and the receiving error control device, in communication with the transmitting error control device via satellite, and configured to: receive the data packet and the appended error control data, the data packet received out-of sequence; and calculate the time limit for buffering of the received data packet at the receiving error control device based at least in part on the error control data.