Time-aware best-effort hole-filling retry method and system for network communications
US7076717B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/163
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention generally relates to a network communications technology. An implementation, described herein, performs a time-aware, best-effort, hole-filling communications retry function over a communications network. It does so in a manner that assumes successful reception of data unless the receiver indicates differently. The indication specifically identifies the missing data. With this indication, the sender resends only the specifically identified missing data. This abstract itself is not intended to limit the scope of this patent. The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims.
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