Inventors:
Craig Schweinhart - Rockville MD, US
Patrick Stevens - Eldersburg MD, US
Suresh Iyer - Germantown MD, US
Mangala Kannan - Potomac MD, US
William Walsh - Anaheim Hills CA, US
Mark Abinante - Inglewood CA, US
Assignee:
Hughes Electronics Corporation - El Segundo CA
International Classification:
H04B007/185
US Classification:
455 121, 455 131, 370229, 370310, 370389, 709249, 709223
Abstract:
An approach for transmitting packets conforming with the TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) over a satellite communications network comprises a plurality of prioritized queues that are configured to store the packets. The packets conform with a predetermined protocol. A classification logic classifies the packets based upon the predetermined protocol. The packet is selectively stored in one of the plurality of queues, wherein the one queue is of a relatively high priority. The packet is scheduled for transmission over the satellite communications network according to the relative priority of the one queue.