Patent ID: 8370721
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: H03M,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system that detects additional available bandwidth over a best effort communication link between a transmitting node and a receiving node, while maintaining reliable transfer of information over the best effort communication link, the system comprising: a transmitting bandwidth consumption sensing module in association with a transmitting node, the transmitting bandwidth consumption sensing module being configured to intercept data traffic sent from said transmitting node toward a receiving node over a best effort communication link, wherein the transmitting bandwidth consumption sensing module comprises a forward error correction encoder module which is configured to add forward error correction data to a predefined amount of communication data transmitted by said transmitting node each time additional available bandwidth is detected over said best effort communication link; a receiving bandwidth consumption sensing module that is associated with said receiving node and that is configured to intercept the data traffic sent from said transmitting bandwidth consumption sensing module over the best effort communication link, wherein the receiving bandwidth consumption sensing module comprises a forward error correction decoder module which is configured to restore the communication data that is received via the communication link, wherein the transmitting bandwidth consumption sensing module further comprises: a transmitting management and communication module that is configured to manage the transmitting bandwidth consumption sensing module, and wherein the transmitting management and communication module is further configured to determine when to sense the existence of additional available bandwidth and then activate a plurality of switches to engage the forward error correction encoder and decoder modules accordingly.