Network control system and method
US5224095A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/324
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network control system for use in a communication network controls the receipt and transmission of messages between at least a pair of nodes of the network. Messages conveyed within the network include short messages having a length less than a predetermined number of bytes and long messages having a length greater than the predetermined number of bytes. The network control system is located at least at one of the nodes and includes a connectionless network control portion for controlling the transmission and receipt of the short messages and a connection-oriented network control portion coupled to the connectionless network control portion for establishing a connection with the other node for controlling the transmission and receipt of the long messages between the pair of nodes. The connectionless portion of the system includes a transport stage which provides end-to-end reliability within the system, a network stage for establishing routing of the messages, and a data link stage for providing point-to-point reliability and other control functions such as message flow control, node resynchronization, and node suspension. The connection-oriented portion of the system includes a …
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