Patent ID: 8180385

Claim:
A system, comprising: an intelligent adaptation controller that determines an adapted data rate associated with a communication device in response to an adaptation of a data rate being initiated, based at least in part on information relating to an application utilized by the communication device and a predefined rate adaptation criterion, to facilitate communication of data between a data source and the communication device; and an intelligent adaptation node that is associated with the communication device and sets an output data rate to the adapted data rate associated with the communication device and communicates rate coding information to the communication device to facilitate implementation of the adapted data rate by the communication device, wherein the intelligent adaptation controller obtains information relating to current and historical communication conditions associated with the communication device, information relating to a user of the communication device, and information relating to quality of service in relation to the application used by the communication device, and determines respective expected values for quality of service factors and communication condition metrics associated with the communication device and a volatility margin relating to communication conditions associated with the communication device, based at least in part on the predefined rate adaptation criterion, in response to the adaptation of the data rate being initiated.