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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Kirchner, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Sridhar Krishnaswamy, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Norman Reed, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Greg Young, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Assignee:
MCI Communications Corporation, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
39520014 ; 371 32 ; 371 33 ; 371 34 ; 39520009 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a mechanism for acknowledging in a NSPP environment when a data packet has been received at a destination. The invention provides an Ack Bit in the NSPP header of a data packet. If acknowledgment of receipt is not received, the data packet is resent. A timer may be used to determine the length of time to wait for acknowledgment.