Method and apparatus for preventing network outages
US7526706B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0213
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code to determine whether an acknowledgment packet from an end point acknowledges receipt of unsent data in response to receiving the acknowledgement packet over a connection with the end point. A determination is made as to whether acknowledgement packets for unsent data have been received sequentially a selected number of times over the connection in response to the acknowledgement packet being for unsent data. The acknowledgment packet is dropped if acknowledgement packets have been received sequentially the selected number of times over the connection.
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