Method and apparatus for managing transmission of TCP data segments
US8589586B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication device that transmits data segments over an interface, wherein the communication device comprises transmission management logic. After receipt of a data segment for transmission over the interface, the transmission management logic determines a sequence number of a data segment to be transmitted and compares the sequence number of the data segment to be transmitted with at least one pending sequence number of a previous data segment. Based on the comparison, the transmission management logic either discards the data segment to be transmitted if the sequence number of the data segment matches the at least one pending sequence number of the previous data segment; or adds the sequence number of the data segment to the at least one pending sequence number and transmits the data segment if the sequence number of the data segment does not match the at least one pending sequence number.
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