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Method and apparatus for the transmission of packets of data

US7742451B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 2005
Grant dateJun 22, 2010
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W36/18
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of transmitting packets of data in a communication network comprising at least first to third stations, the method comprising the steps of sending a first number of the data packets from the first station to a second station; identifying which of the first number of packets are correctly received by the second station from the first station; and sending a second number of data packets from the third station to said second station commencing with the packet identified as being required after the last correctly received packet received form the first station.

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