Appeal No. 1998-0622
Application No. 08/360,972
by the bandwidth allocation element to transmit the bit stream
according to the allocatable bandwidth in a certain order.
The information packets contained in the bit stream are
selectively transmitted through a communication link. The
following claim is reproduced to illustrate the invention
further:
44. A resource allocation device which supports
real-time, interactive communications between a
local source and a remote device connected via a
communication link, the resource allocation device
comprising:
a plurality of bandwidth request elements,
wherein at least a first of said plurality of
bandwidth request elements (i) receives information
from the local source, (ii) generates and transmits
an allocation request for a predetermined amount of
a total bandwidth provided by the communication link
and (iii) encodes said information according to a
portion of said predetermined amount of said total
bandwidth granted by a bandwidth allocation element;
said bandwidth allocation element coupled to
said plurality of bandwidth request elements, said
bandwidth allocation element receives said
allocation request and dynamically allocates said
portion of said predetermined amount of said total
bandwidth; and
a selecting element coupled to said bandwidth
allocation element and said plurality of bandwidth
request elements, said selecting element receives
said encoded information from said first bandwidth
request element and a control signal from said
bandwidth allocation element to cause said first
bandwidth request element to selectively transmit
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