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Communication apparatus and OAM frame transmission method

US7961632B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 2009
Grant dateJun 14, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/6215
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disclosed communication apparatus of one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a transmitting unit including a counter for counting the number of transmitted data frames and indicating the counted number of the transmitted data frames as a counter value and a scheduler for determining a frame transmission order, and configured to transmit one or more data frames and a monitoring and control frame which includes the counter value; and a generating unit configured to generate the monitoring and control frame. When generating the monitoring and control frame, the generating unit corrects the counter value included in the monitoring and control frame according to the frame transmission order.

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