High speed acquisition system that allows capture from a packet network and streams the data to a storage medium
US7548562B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/27
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A packet data capture apparatus, method and a computer readable medium having instructions recorded thereon, stream data packets in real time. The apparatus includes: a buffer, to store a plurality of data packets until transmission; a macro-packet transmitter, to prepare macro-packets from the stored plurality of packets and operate in a UDP mode that includes a predetermined re-transmit and flow control protocol; and a processor, to stream the macro-packets to a computer/server or storage device in real time and to retransmit respective macro-packets of the stream of macro-packets via the re-transmit and flow control protocol in accordance with a request from the computer/server.
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