Digital subscriber line device driver using communication window size based on relative data rates of upstream and downstream communications
US6351487B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/66
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system (12) comprising a first DSL modem (M12) for communicating data packets (MG1, MG2, MG3) with a second DSL modem (M14) after a connection is established between the first DSL modem and the second DSL modem. The data packets are for communication from the first DSL modem to the second DSL modem at a downstream communications rate and for communication from the second DSL modem to the first DSL modem at an upstream communications rate. The computer system further comprises a memory (MEM12) operable to store a computer program (60), where in one embodiment this computer program is an operating system. The computer program is operable to require a data parameter indicating a number of data packets which may be communicated in an instance from the computer program to the first DSL modem for communication to the second DSL modem. Lastly, the computer system further comprises a field (e.g., SendWindow field) for providing the data parameter to the computer program, wherein the number is responsive to the ratio of the downstream communications rate relative to the upstream communications rate.
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