Prioritized optimal server side bandwidth allocation in a multimedia session with push and pull sources

   
   

In a computer network, the bandwidth of the communication channel connecting nodes of the network is limited. A cost function is used to allocate the bandwidth of the channel among the data for a plurality of elements in a multimedia session. The cost function relates the distortion produced by a change in encoding rate for one or more media with a delay in transferring data related to another medium at a particular rate. A fairness criterion, expressing the relative weighting of the distorted and delayed elements for specific applications, can be included in the cost function. The cost function can be used to allocate the bandwidth between media from both push and pull sources.

 
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