TRANSMISSION ACKNOWLEDGE USING SEQUENCE NUMBERS

The invention provides a mechanism for acknowledging in a NSPP environment when a data packet has been received at a destination. The invention provides an Ack Bit in the NSPP header of a data packet. If acknowledgment of receipt is not received, the data packet is resent. A timer may be used to det...

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Main Authors KIRCHNER, MICHAEL, C, KRISHNASWAMY, SRIDHAR, YOUNG, GREG, REED, NORMAN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.08.1997
Edition6
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary:The invention provides a mechanism for acknowledging in a NSPP environment when a data packet has been received at a destination. The invention provides an Ack Bit in the NSPP header of a data packet. If acknowledgment of receipt is not received, the data packet is resent. A timer may be used to determine the length of time to wait for acknowledgment.
Bibliography:Application Number: WO1996US20271