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Device and method for managing communications between data communications systems

US6799218B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 7, 2000
Grant dateSep 28, 2004
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Expiry dateApr 7, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/324
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The device (100) includes a processor (132) coupled to a memory (134) containing a program adapted to control the processor (132) to manage communications between data communications systems. The management method includes the steps of receiving a first message sent from a first data communications system (102) comprising a plurality of blocks (202), determining whether the blocks (202) of the first message are transferable or non-transferrable, sending a request repeat message to the first data communications system (102) to request the first data communications system (102) to resend the non-transferable blocks (202) of the first message if the processor (132) determines that any of the blocks (202) of the first message are non-transferable, and sending the transferable blocks (202) in the form of a second message comprising a first plurality of fragments (206) to a second data communications system (106) without waiting for the first data communications system (102) to resend the non-transferable blocks (202).

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