Method and apparatus for managing data transfer and acknowledgements
US6545993B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/14
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided, where the method and apparatus include associating a frame with at least one corresponding memory location that contains data, transmitting the data within the frame to a peer station, receiving an acknowledgement in response to transmitting the data within the frame from the peer station, analyzing the acknowledgement to determine if the data within the frame transmits successfully, and updating the corresponding memory location with new data in response to determining if the data transmits successfully.
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