APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MAC HEADER COMPRESSION

• Main Authors: ASTERJADHI ALFRED, MERLIN SIMONE, WENTINK MAARTEN MENZO
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 13.07.2016
• Subjects: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THIR OWNENERGY USE; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

Disclosed are a communication method and a signalling server. The method comprises the following steps: receiving a first invitation request of a requesting client, wherein the first invitation request carries the capacity of the requesting client; converging the capacity of a media server and the capacity of the requesting client; sending a second invitation request to a responding client, so that the responding client matches the capacity thereof with the converged capacity according to the second invitation request, wherein the second invitation request carries the converged capacity; receiving an invitation response of the responding client, wherein the invitation response carries instructions for success or failure in the matching of the capacities of the responding client and the converged capacity; and forwarding the invitation response to the requesting client, so that the requesting client performs data communication according to the invitation response. The present invention can reduce occurrences i