Out-of-order packet processing
US11909660B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 16, 2022 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/1848
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a communication apparatus, including a network interface configured to receive over a network a sequence of data packets of a network flow having a defined packet order, wherein the network interface is configured to receive an out-of-order data packet instead of multiple missing data packets according to the defined packet order, a timer, and packet processing circuitry configured to activate the timer responsively to receiving the out-of-order data packet, and set the time period over which the tinier is activated responsively to a quantity of the multiple missing data packets.
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