Injecting in-band control messages without impacting a data rate
US8379676B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/4666
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This document describes tools useful in relaying a data stream from a data device to a network tunnel, such as by injecting in-band control messages without impacting a data rate. For example, the tools may receive data packets on a first link and then relay the data packets to a data device on a second link. While doing so, the tools may periodically free an amount of link time by reducing the length of the relayed data packets by reducing the length of a header of each data packet. The tools may then consume the freed link time by sending a control message on the second link to the data device.
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