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In-band flow control methods for communications systems

US8089879B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 2002
Grant dateJan 3, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W28/10
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In the method, a source device places identifiers in data packets to be transmitted. The identifiers may include in-band flow control acknowledgment data in response to a flow control request transmitted from a destination device. When the destination device receives the transmitted data packets, the destination device will proceed based on the data contained in the data packets that are to be decoded at the destination device. If the decoded data packet contains in-band flow control acknowledgment data in response to a flow control request from the destination device, the destination device processes the data packets based on the received in-band flow control acknowledgment data.

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