Patent ID: 7236481
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A multimedia packet processing system, comprising: a dynamic back-off access module configured to set back-off timers to establish a transmission sequence for packets and further configured to set a priority of the packets in order to transmit a higher priority packet before a lower priority packet; a priority preemption module configured to modify the transmission sequence for the packets in accordance with the priority of packets determined by the dynamic back-off access module; and a buffer configured to store and transmit the packets in accordance with the sequence of the priority preemption module, the buffer comprising a first buffer module configured to store and manage data packets received prior to a back-off process of the dynamic back-off access module, and a second buffer module configured to store and manage the preempted lower priority packet waiting to be transmitted after the transmission of the higher priority packet.