Synchronizing sequence numbers among peers in a network
US7778166B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/164
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system are disclosed. In one embodiment the method includes a first device sending a stream of packets in a sequence across a network to a second device. In the sequence of packets there are a number of data packets and one or more synchronization packets. The synchronization packets are interspersed throughout the data packets. The method also includes the second device being capable of dropping any of the received data packets in the sequence arriving more than a first delta of time threshold value after the arrival of the most recent synchronization packet.
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