Method and system for data reception acknowledgement
US7603606B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2001/125
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for generating acknowledgement messages in a data transmission system having a receiver for receiving datagrams and being capable of determining which of a series of datagrams have been incorrectly received, the method comprising generating a plurality of a data units, each data unit comprising: a status bit indicative of the status of the data unit; and a plurality of spacing bits together forming a binary representation of a number at least partially indicative of the spacing between one incorrectly received datagram and a succeeding incorrectly received datagram.
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