Reliable broadcast protocol
US5216675A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2001/0093
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A broadcast protocol system which uses a plurality of distributed computers which are electrically connected by a broadcast medium. Each message is broadcast to all computers with a header in which there is a message identifier containing the identity of the broadcasting processor and a message sequence number. A retransmission number is also included in the identifier to distinguish retransmissions. Each processor maintains an acknowledgement list of message identifiers with positive and negative acknowledgements.
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