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Protocol extension in NSPP using an acknowledgment bit

US5745685A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 29, 1995
Grant dateApr 28, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 29, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2001/0094
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

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.

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