Method for transmitting a data stream with anticipation of acknowledgments, correspondence input device and computer-readable storage medium
US8169911B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Data of a stream to be stimulated is transmitted from a sender device to a receiver device through a network segment. An input device of the network segment determines a starting packet in transit (packets transmitted but not yet acknowledged by the receiver device), selects, as a function of a consumption of a target bandwidth for the stream, packets of the stream following the starting packet, temporarily stores selected packets received from the sender device, transmits to the sender device an anticipated positive acknowledgement message for each selected packet on behalf of the receiver device, transmits the selected packets to the receiver device, and discards stored selected packets corresponding to positive acknowledgements of transmitted selected packets.
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