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Duplicate message detection method and apparatus

US5856972A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 6, 1996
Grant dateJan 5, 1999
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/188
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of determining a transaction identifier for a message to be sent from a node on a network. The node has an address table and a memory. The method comprising the steps of: accessing the address table to determine an address for the message; and accessing the transaction identifier at a memory location corresponding to the address.

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