Method for managing a transmission of data streams on a transport channel of a tunnel, corresponding tunnel end-point and computer-readable storage medium
US8072898B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/193
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is proposed for managing a transmission of data streams on a transport channel of a tunnel, the transmission of each stream being performed on the transport channel according to a transport protocol scheduled by packets and with acknowledgment, the tunnel being implemented between a first and a second tunnel end-point connected respectively to a first and a second sub-network, each stream being transmitted from a sender device to a receiver device, one device among the sender device and the receiver device being connected to the first sub-network and the other to the second sub-network. The method is performed by the first tunnel end-point and comprises the following steps: detecting a loss of packet on the transport channel of the tunnel; identifying at least one stream having at least one packet blocked on the transport channel of the tunnel by the loss; for at least one identified stream, generating and transmitting at least one acknowledgment to the sender device that has transmitted, on the tunnel, a packet blocked by said loss.
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