System and method for heuristically dropping packets in a multilink PPP bundle
US8233502B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/9094
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods consistent with the present invention provide a better fragment drop heuristic that determines a per-fragment determined “remainder time” value to trigger potential drops on the whole bundle. A per-bundle drop timeout value is assumed. This value is to be configured based on differential delay considerations of the various links that constitute the bundle. The arrival time of a fragment to a reassembly algorithm triggers a remainder timer. When the reassembly algorithm instance actually processes the fragment, the “remainder time,” which is difference of a bundle drop timeout and time elapsed on the remainder timer, is used to determine whether the fragment and the other fragments of the packet should be dropped.
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