Abstract: Variable bit rate information is transmitted across a transmission link (20) at a constant bit rate by multiplexing individual variable bit rate elementary data streams (161 and 162) into a composite data stream (18) having a constant bit rate. A receiving device (22) receives the constant bit rate stream but delays processing thereof by an interval typically a fraction of the transmission interval. Following the delay interval, the receiving device processes the data at a rate that is independent of, but typically not greater than, the constant bit rate.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 19, 2002
Date of Patent:
October 18, 2005
Assignee:
Atlinks USA, Inc.
Inventors:
Maneck Behram Kapadia, Jayanta Majumdar, James Zhiming Zhang