Abstract

A method for dynamically allocating network resources while transferring multimedia at variable bit-rates in a network extracts first content features from the multimedia to determine renegotiation points and observation periods. Second content features and traffic features are extracted from the multimedia bit stream during the observation periods. The second content features and the traffic features are combined in a neural network to predict the network resources to be allocated at the renegotiation points.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Description

PTO

Inventor(s)

Min Wu, Robert Joyce, Anthony Vetro, Hau-San Wong , Ling Guan, Sun-Yuan Kung

Date Issued

09/20/2005

Patent No.

6,947,378

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