Abstract: A method for managing bandwidth in a synchronous communications network including a plurality of nodes, the network implementing a first clocking which defines a data-processing cycle including a determined number of virtual channels, the data-processing cycle being defined by a current data-processing frequency, the plurality of nodes including at least one transmitter node associated with at least one generator application, each generator application being associated with at least one virtual channel for transmitting its data, the virtual channel or channels associated with a given generator application being filled one by one from the first to a last virtual channel. Such a method includes the following steps performed for a given generator application: determining a rate of use of the last virtual channel of the set of virtual channels; adjusting the current data-processing frequency; and allocating an integer number of virtual channels.

Abstract: A method for sending compressed data representing at least part of a digital image includes the following steps: encoding (220) source data representing said part to obtain first compressed data having a given size; based at least on said size, including (210) said first compressed data either in a first slice comprising second compressed data representing other parts of the digital image or in an empty second slice; sending the slice comprising said first compressed data. A corresponding device is also described.

Abstract: It is proposed a method for synchronizing a transmission of applications data frames provided to a sender device, the transmission being done between said sender device and at least one receiver device via a synchronous communications network implementing a clock that defines a network cycle.

Abstract: A method for the allocation of resources for the transmission, in a communications network, of a data stream from an intermediate device to a sink device, said data stream comprising a plurality of data applications packets and being transmitted from a source device to the intermediate device in the form of data transport packets according to a communications protocol.

Abstract: A multimedia interface device for the transfer of information in a communications network comprises: at least two connection means to which, respectively, at least two sending devices can get connected by means respectively of two communications links compliant respectively with two protocols; means of connection to a single remote switching device by means of a single cable, the switching device comprising at least switching means between at least two ports; means to mix the information sent out by sending devices into only one stream of information in the form of segments being able to contain part of the information; and means to transfer the stream of information in the form of segments on at least one pair of cable to the switching device to which it is connected according to a third protocol.

Abstract: A method for transmitting information is proposed, enabling a synchronization of applicative clocks signals between a transmission device and at least one reception device connected to a communications network. For each stream of a source application, the transmission device: writes to a buffer memory associated with the stream, at the rate of a source applicative clock, pieces of applicative data of the stream coming from the source application, transmits, via the network, pieces of applicative data of the stream at the rate of the network clock.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for accessing a medium by a transmit node in a synchronous communications network comprising a plurality of nodes capable of accessing said medium during access time slots of predetermined duration to transmit data frames via said network. The plurality of nodes comprises a master node that implements a clocking that defines a network cycle for accessing said medium and comprises at least two slave nodes being slaves of said clocking including said transmit node. Each network cycle comprises a plurality of frames transmitted during said access time slots according to a predetermined transmission sequence.

Abstract: A method for managing bandwidth in a synchronous communications network comprising a plurality of nodes, the network implementing a first clocking which defines a data-processing cycle comprising a determined number of virtual channels, the data-processing cycle being defined by a current data-processing frequency, said plurality of nodes comprising at least one transmitter node associated with at least one generator application, each generator application being associated with at least one virtual channel for transmitting its data, said virtual channel or channels associated with a given generator application being filled one by one from the first to a last virtual channel. Such a method comprises the following steps performed for a given generator application: determining a rate of use of the last virtual channel of the set of virtual channels; adjusting said current data-processing frequency; and allocating an integer number of virtual channels.

Abstract: A method for the transmission of data in a synchronous communications network comprising a plurality of nodes, a super frame being communicated based on a network cycle on the network and comprising a plurality of frames, each frame being associated with one of the nodes. Each frame comprises a payload part itself comprising an own data section and a repeat data section. The plurality of nodes comprises at least one relay node associated with an application generating own data of the relay node having to be transmitted to at least one second node. The relay node performs the following steps: reception of frames coming from the other nodes; reading of a predetermined part of the data from the received frames, enabling repeat data to be obtained; writing said repeat data in the repeat data section of a new frame; writing own data of said relay node in the own data section of the new frame; and transmission of the new frame.

Abstract: A method of transmission of at least one data content by a source node associated with a generator application to at least one destination node, each associated with a consumer application, in a communications network comprising a plurality of nodes, each being associated with an application, the network implementing a first clocking which defines a first cycle, called a network cycle, for data transmission on said network. Each node of the network implements a second clocking which defines a second cycle, called a local cycle, for data transmission between the node of the network and its associated application, the network cycle being equal to an integer multiple P, P?1, of the local cycle, the start of the network cycle coinciding with the start of a local cycle, the local cycle comprising a plurality of virtual channels corresponding to time slots, a set of the virtual channels being assigned to the transmission of the content or contents.

Abstract: A method for the allocation of resources for the transmission, in a communications network, of a data stream from an intermediate device to a sink device, said data stream comprising a plurality of data applications packets and being transmitted from a source device to the intermediate device in the form of data transport packets according to a communications protocol.

Abstract: A coding method for a sequence of elements that can be equal to at least two distinct values, the elements forming at least one input symbol. The coding method comprises a stretching step of stretching at least one of the input symbols, to form a stretched symbol, such that the stretched symbol does not have any successive transitions. The coding method further comprises a cancelling step of canceling the disparity of the stretched symbol to form a coded symbol, such that the coded symbol comprises approximately the same number of elements of each value.

Abstract: A method for encoding and decoding a sequence of words, corresponding signal, encoder, decoder, computer programs and storage means. A method for encoding a sequence of source words includes a step of selecting an encoding function to be applied to a source word to be encoded as a function of the content of the word to be encoded and of at least one preceding source word in the sequence so that the concatenation of two consecutive encoded words has no binary element, called an isolated binary element, sandwiched between two binary elements with a value different from that of the isolated binary element. The method further includes a step of encoding the word to be encoded implementing the selected encoding function.

Abstract: A multimedia interface device for the transfer of information in a communications network comprises, at least two connection means to which, respectively, at least two sending devices can get connected by means respectively of two communications links compliant respectively with two protocols; means of connection to a single remote switching device by means of a single cable, the switching device comprising at least switching means between at least two ports; means to mix the information sent out by sending devices into only one stream of information in the form of segments being able to contain part of the information; and means to transfer the stream of information in the form of segments on at least one pair of cable to the switching device to which it is connected according to a third protocol.

Abstract: A protocol data unit switching implements switching means used for the selective interconnection of a transmitter port and at least one receiver port selected from among at least two receiver ports by means of at least one internal bus, each of the protocol data units being constituted by at least one piece of elementary data. The switching implements a synchronization mechanism defining time slots, known as connection cycles, on at least one of said internal buses; a mechanism for the allocation of at least one of said connection cycles to each of the selected receiver ports; and a mechanism for the writing of at least one piece of elementary data in the allocated connection cycle or cycles so as to enable the broadcasting of elementary data to said selected receiver ports.

Abstract: This invention relates to a coding method for a sequence of elements that can be equal to at least two distinct values, the said elements forming at least one input symbol. According to the invention, this type of coding method comprises: a stretching step to stretch at least one of the said input symbols, to form a stretched symbol, such that the said stretched symbol does not have any successive transitions; a cancelling step to cancel the disparity of the said stretched symbol to form a coded symbol, such that the said coded symbol comprises approximately the same number of elements of each value.

Abstract: A multimedia interface device for the transfer of information in a communications network comprises: at least two connection means to which, respectively, at least two sending devices can get connected by means respectively of two communications links compliant respectively with two protocols; means of connection to a single remote switching device by means of a single cable, the switching device comprising at least switching means between at least two ports; means to mix the information sent out by sending devices into only one stream of information in the form of segments being able to contain part of the information; and means to transfer the stream of information in the form of segments on at least one pair of cable to the switching device to which it is connected according to a third protocol.

Abstract: A method for the encoding of a sequence of source words, the method comprising: a step for the selection of an encoding function to be applied to a source word to be encoded as a function of the content of said word to be encoded and of at least one preceding source word in said sequence so that the concatenation of two consecutive encoded words has no binary element, called an isolated binary element, sandwiched between two binary elements with a value different from that of said isolated binary element; and a step for the encoding of said word to be encoded implementing the selected encoding function.

Abstract: In a method for the transmission of audiovisual signals between at least one source node and at least one destination node of a home audiovisual network, said source node or nodes insert a piece of information, into said audiovisual signals, to control the copying and/or broadcasting of said audiovisual signals by said destination node or nodes.

Abstract: A protocol data unit switching implements switching means used for the selective interconnection of a transmitter port and at least one receiver port selected from among at least two receiver ports by means of at least one internal bus, each of the protocol data units being constituted by at least one piece of elementary data. The switching implements a synchronization mechanism defining time slots, known as connection cycles, on at least one of said internal buses; a mechanism for the allocation of at least one of said connection cycles to each of the selected receiver ports; and a mechanism for the writing of at least one piece of elementary data in the allocated connection cycle or cycles so as to enable the broadcasting of elementary data to said selected receiver ports.