Method of optimizing the transmission of data in a wireless communication network
View Patent ↗A method of optimizing the transmission of data in a wireless communication network is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of acquiring a first communication interface of a plurality of communication interfaces to transmit data associated with a first application for a first period of time; transmitting a first block of data on the first communication interface for a second period of time which is less than the first period of time; and transmitting a second block of data associated with a second application on said first communication interface for at least a portion of the first period of time remaining after the second period of time.
1. A method of transmitting data, said method comprising the steps of:
transmitting a first block of data associated with a first application on a first communication interface for a first period of time which is less than a predetermined period of time to transmit data on said first communication interface;
determining if a second block of data associated with a second application is available to be transmitted on said first communication interface;
transmitting at least a portion of said second block of data on said first communication interface for at least a portion of said predetermined time to transmit data on said first communication interface; and
acquiring said first communication interface for said predetermined period of time at a predetermined cost.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of transmitting a first block of data comprises transmitting said first block of data at said predetermined cost.
3. A method of transmitting data, said method comprising the steps of:
transmitting a first block of data associated with a first application on a first communication interface for a first period of time which is less than a predetermined period of time to transmit data on said first communication interface;
determining if a second block of data associated with a second application is available to be transmitted on said first communication interface;
transmitting at least a portion of said second block of data on said first communication interface for at least a portion of said predetermined time to transmit data on said first communication interface; and
determining whether a cost of transmitting data on said first communication interface is greater than a maximum cost for transmitting data associated with said second application.
4. The method of claim 3 further comprising a step of determining whether said second block of data is transmitted on said first communication interface at a second cost which is less than said cost of transmitting data on said first communication interface.
5. A method of transmitting data, said method comprising the steps of:
transmitting a first block of data associated with a first application on a first communication interface for a first period of time which is less than a predetermined period of time to transmit data on said first communication interface;
determining if a second block of data associated with a second application is available to be transmitted on said first communication interface;
transmitting at least a portion of said second block of data on said first communication interface for at least a portion of said predetermined time to transmit data on said first communication interface; and
transmitting a remaining portion of said second block of data on a second communication interface at a second predetermined cost.