Flow control in a variable latency system
US8199648B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/35
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device and method for packet flow control is described. The method may comprise, at a packet sender device, adding a flow control identifier to a packet and transmitting a packet with the packet flow control identifier to a packet receiver device over a data path. Thereafter, the packet receiver device may receive, from the packet receiver device, flow control data that includes a received flow control identifier generated in response to the sent flow control identifier. The sent flow control identifier may then be compared with the received flow control identifier and a state of a receiver buffer at the receiver packet device may be estimated based on the comparison. In an example embodiment, at the packet sender device, a flow control instruction may be added to the packet to instruct the packet receiver device to enter a “no transmit” state.
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