Method for detecting and reducing packet drops

A method for detecting and reducing packet drops in a communications system may include receiving a first packet having a sequence number, determining if a second packet having a sequence number immediately preceding the sequence number of the first packet is lost, and/or determining if a third pack...

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Main Authors Hedge, Nikhil, Yedavilli, Aruna, Baratakke, Kavitha Vittal Murthy, Narashimhan, Rashmi
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.06.2009
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Summary:A method for detecting and reducing packet drops in a communications system may include receiving a first packet having a sequence number, determining if a second packet having a sequence number immediately preceding the sequence number of the first packet is lost, and/or determining if a third packet having a sequence number immediately preceding the sequence number of the second packet is lost. A counter may be incremented if the second and third packets are determined as lost. An amount of time required before detecting link activity after an end of a previous frame may be reduced if the counter violates the count threshold and the amount of time has not been previously reduced. A lower link speed may be negotiated if a current link speed is above a negotiable threshold and the amount of time required before detecting link activity has been previously reduced.