Early acknowledgement of primary packets
US7076716B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/1874
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for reclaiming bus bandwidth on a full duplex bus. A source node sends a primary packet toward a destination node along a full duplex bus. If the destination node identifies an inability to accept the primary packet, it sends a NAK in the opposite direction along the full duplex bus towards the source node. Upon receiving the NAK, the source node aborts packet transmission of the primary packet which by virtue of the NAK has been identified as futile. Accordingly, the bandwidth, which would have otherwise have been used for the futile packet transmission, can be reclaimed and used for some other purpose.
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