Patent ID: 8381047
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of handling information for use with a first network device in communication with a second network device over a communication channel, the first network device comprising a decoder operable to correct a number of data transmission errors per block of information received, comprising acts, performed by the first network device, of: (A) predicting a degradation below a particular threshold of an ability to accurately convey information on the communication channel based at least in part on data transmission error information corresponding to a plurality of blocks of the information received on the communication channel over a period of time, the plurality of blocks comprising a first block, the predicting comprising: (B) in response to predicting the degradation below the particular threshold, issuing an instruction to the second network device to modify an error encoding scheme used by the second network device to transmit information to the first network device on the communication channel.