Patent ID: 8064938
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A system that facilitates adaptation of data rates for respective tiers in a communication network having multiple tiers, comprising: a multi-tier controller that facilitates adaptation of respective data rates respectively associated with at least a bottom tier and a top tier, based at least in part on feedback information relating to communication conditions associated with a communication device and predefined adaptation criteria, to facilitate communication of data between a data source associated with the top tier and the communication device associated with the bottom tier, wherein the data rate associated with a bottom tier is adapted at an end of each short adaptation time interval and the data rate associated with the top tier is adapted at least at an end of each long adaptation time interval; and an edge adaptation node that is associated with the communication device and sets its output data rate to the adapted data rate associated with the bottom tier and communicates rate coding information to the communication device to facilitate implementation of the adapted data rate associated with the bottom tier by the communication device.