Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that processes network packets on an electronic device. During operation, the system obtains, on the electronic device, an outgoing rate of the network packets from a network interface queue on the electronic device to a network link. Next, upon detecting a transmission of the network packets from an application on the electronic device to the network interface queue, the system uses the electronic device to allocate a proportion of the outgoing rate to the application based on a number of applications transmitting network packets from the electronic device to the network link. Finally, the system uses the allocated proportion of the outgoing rate and the network interface queue to transmit network packets from the application to the network link.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for efficiently decoding data received in the form of data packets is provided. The design includes at least one decoding unit configured to receive and decode multiple packet groups, each packet group comprising a plurality of data packets received over at least one wireless transmission channel; a buffer arrangement configured to collect complete and incomplete packet groups received over each wireless transmission channel, and a processor configured to direct data packets from the at least one decoding unit to specific locations in the buffer arrangement. The processor further inserts later received data packets into associated packet groups maintained in the buffer arrangement to minimize sequence gaps in the data packets. The design subsequently provides multiple packet groups and any later received data packets from the buffer arrangement to a resequencer.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that processes network packets on an electronic device. During operation, the system obtains, on the electronic device, an outgoing rate of the network packets from a network interface queue on the electronic device to a network link. Next, upon detecting a transmission of the network packets from an application on the electronic device to the network interface queue, the system uses the electronic device to allocate a proportion of the outgoing rate to the application based on a number of applications transmitting network packets from the electronic device to the network link. Finally, the system uses the allocated proportion of the outgoing rate and the network interface queue to transmit network packets from the application to the network link.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for efficiently decoding data received in the form of data packets is provided. The design includes at least one decoding unit configured to receive and decode multiple packet groups, each packet group comprising a plurality of data packets received over at least one wireless transmission channel; a buffer arrangement configured to collect complete and incomplete packet groups received over each wireless transmission channel, and a processor configured to direct data packets from the at least one decoding unit to specific locations in the buffer arrangement. The processor further inserts later received data packets into associated packet groups maintained in the buffer arrangement to minimize sequence gaps in the data packets. The design subsequently provides multiple packet groups and any later received data packets from the buffer arrangement to a resequencer.