Abstract: When a signal-to-noise ratio affecting radio communication becomes sufficiently low, then the data transmission rate is responsively decreased in compensation. The signal-to-noise ratio of the communication link is thereby increased. Data for multiple different services is transmitted in data packets between two radios. By allocating one part, or time slot, of the data packet's payload to one service, and allocating another part, or time slot, of the data packet's payload to another service, communications sessions for multiple services can be maintained concurrently. Services are prioritized relative to each other. In case the signal-to-noise ratio becomes too low, data packet portions that are related to lower-priority services can be omitted from some data packets before those data packets are transmitted. Data remaining in the packet can be sent at a reduced data transmission rate without causing the quality of service for the remaining packets to fall below the minimum required level.

Abstract: Techniques for minimizing latency and latency jitter in communication transmission systems are provided. In some embodiments, a first communication transmission system in a chain is configured to operate in accordance with a particular signal processing mode. Operating in accordance with the particular signal processing mode causes user data received in a first wireless signal to bypass a first set of one or more processing modules in an upstream receiver and a second set of one or more processing modules in a downstream transmitter. After the user data has bypassed the first and second set of processing modules, a second wireless signal that includes the user data is transmitted to a third communication transmission system in the chain. In other embodiments, the signal processing mode may be adaptively changed based on one or more conditions that are monitored along the chain.

Abstract: A multi-radio device system includes a set of sending radio devices and a set of receiving radio devices. Among the sending radio devices is a load-balancing radio device that receives data packets from an originating network. The load-balancing radio device labels data packets with sequence numbers and distributes the labeled data packets among the sending radio devices based on the relative capacities and statuses of those sending radio devices. The sending radio devices transmit the labeled data packets to the receiving radio devices. The receiving radio devices send the labeled data packets to an aggregating radio device within the set of receiving radio devices. The aggregating radio device uses the sequence numbers to ensure that the data packets are forwarded to a destination network in the correct order, extracting original data packets from the labeled data packets before forwarding the original data packets on toward the destination network.

Abstract: Techniques for compressing data in a wireless network are provided. Data may be in the form of data packets that have one or more headers and a payload. One or more compression initiation criteria are used to determine whether to compress all data or certain data. Different data may be associated with different classes of service. Compression initiation criteria for data that belongs to one class of service may be different than compression initiation criteria for data that belongs to another class of service. Compression initiation criteria for data may be different than one or more compression halting criteria that are used to determine whether to cease compressing data. One type of compression involves use of synchronized history buffers. A wireless receiver may communicate with a wireless transmitter that an error is detected and that the history buffers of the wireless transmitter should be flushed or cleared.

Abstract: Techniques for minimizing latency and latency jitter in communication transmission systems are provided. In some embodiments, a first communication transmission system in a chain is configured to operate in accordance with a particular signal processing mode. Operating in accordance with the particular signal processing mode causes user data received in a first wireless signal to bypass a first set of one or more processing modules in an upstream receiver and a second set of one or more processing modules in a downstream transmitter. After the user data has bypassed the first and second set of processing modules, a second wireless signal that includes the user data is transmitted to a third communication transmission system in the chain. In other embodiments, the signal processing mode may be adaptively changed based on one or more conditions that are monitored along the chain.

Abstract: When a signal-to-noise ratio affecting radio communication becomes sufficiently low, the data transmission rate is responsively decreased in compensation. The signal-to-noise ratio of the communication link is thereby increased. Data for multiple different services is transmitted in data packets between two radios. By allocating one part, or time slot, of the data packet's payload to one service, and allocating another part, or time slot, of the data packet's payload to another service, communications sessions for multiple services can be maintained concurrently. Services are prioritized relative to each other. In case the signal-to-noise ratio becomes too low, data packet portions that are related to lower-priority services can be omitted from some data packets before those data packets are transmitted. Data remaining in the packet can be sent at a reduced data transmission rate without causing the quality of service for the remaining packets to fall below the minimum required level.