Apparatus and method for separating corrupted data from non-corrupted data within a packet
US7712015B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/0061
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting errors and improving quality in real-time data transmissions is provided. In one embodiment, the packet header checksum field is turned off to allow uninterrupted transmission of data packet payloads. A checksum added to each independent data segment in the datagram payload permits each data packet to be examined separately, resulting in improved transmission quality.
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