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System, method and computer program for in-place, lightweight ack promotion in network environment

US8031734B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

24Claims

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Assignee

Broadcom Corporation · US

Inventors

David Pullen · Suwanee, US
Rick Pitchford · Suwanee, US
Dannie Gay · Lawrenceville, US
John Horton · Alpharetta, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 29, 2010
Grant date	Oct 4, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 29, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L1/1841
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for in-place, lightweight Ack packet promotion is provided. The method includes receiving a new Ack packet via a network; searching through a transmit queue for an old Ack packet that corresponds to the new Ack packet; and replacing the data in a number field, a checksum field, a window size field, and a timestamp options field of the old Ack packet with data in a number field, a checksum field, a window size field, and a timestamp options field of the new Ack packet.

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