Method, apparatus and system of managing an encoder output rate based upon wireless communication link feedback

A method, comprising:nobtaining link information indicating quality of a wireless communication link between a system and another system, wherein the link information is at least partially based upon at least one type of information selected from a group consisting of media access control (MAC) layer information and physical layer information of the system; andmanaging an output rate of an encoder of the system at least partially based upon the link information, wherein the managing comprises, when the link information indicates that the quality of the wireless communication link is not in a critical condition, matching the output rate of the encoder with a transmission rate at which the system transmits data to the another system on the wireless communication link, and, when the link information indicates that the quality of the wireless communication link is in the critical condition, reducing the output rate of the encoder to be lower than the transmission rate at which the system transmits data to the another system on the wireless communication link.

A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in a device driver, the device driver comprising:na media access control (MAC) layer management entity to generate link information indicating quality of a wireless communication link between the system and another system, wherein the link information is generated at least partially based upon at least one type of information selected from a group consisting of MAC layer information and physical layer information of the system, and wherein the link information is configured to allow managing an output rate of an encoder of the system, relative to a transmission rate at which the system transmits data to the another system on the wireless communication link, based on whether or not the link information indicates that the quality of the wireless communication link is in a critical condition.

A system, comprising:na transceiver to transceive data via a wireless communication link between the system and another system;a chipset;a device driver to generate link information indicating quality of said wireless communication link, wherein the link information is at least partially based upon at least one type of information selected from a group consisting of media access control (MAC) layer information and physical layer information of the system; anda station management entity to manage an output rate of an encoder of the system at least partially based upon the link information, wherein said station management entity is to, when the link information indicates that the quality of the wireless communication link is not in a critical condition, match the output rate of the encoder with a transmission rate at which the system transmits data to the another system on the wireless communication link, said station management entity is to, when the link information indicates that the quality of the wireless communication link is in the critical condition, reduce the output rate of the encoder to be lower than the transmission rate at which the system transmits data to the another system on the wireless communication link.

A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in:nobtaining link information indicating quality of a wireless communication link between a system and another system, wherein the link information is at least partially based upon at least one type of information selected from a group consisting of media access control (MAC) layer information and physical layer information of the system; andmanaging an output rate of an encoder of the system at least partially based upon the link information, wherein the managing comprises, when the link information indicates that the quality of the wireless communication link is not in a critical condition, matching the output rate of the encoder with a transmission rate at which the system transmits data to the another system on the wireless communication link, and, when the link information indicates that quality of the wireless communication link is in the critical condition, reducing the output rate of the encoder to be lower than the transmission rate at which the system transmits data to the another system on the wireless communication link.