Loss tolerant transmission control protocol
US7366132B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/1809
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided are apparatuses and methods for transmitting or receiving data packets in a data block in a communication network with a transport protocol. In one example, a loss tolerant TCP protocol is used in which a maximum segment size (MSS) may be adapted to a minimum granularity of a congestion window. Also, proactive forward error correction (FEC) packets may be added to a window of the data block. The number of proactive FEC packets may be determined, for example, based on an estimate erasure rate. In addition, reactive FEC packets may be added to the data block. Also, a receiver may receive data packets in a data block and process a selective acknowledgment (SACK) responsive to the data packets received.
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