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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Dwip N. Banerjee, Austin, TX (US);
Radhika Chirra, Austin, TX (US);
Ketan P. Pancholi, Austin, TX (US);
Venkat Venkatsubra, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Dwip N. Banerjee, Austin, TX (US);
Radhika Chirra, Austin, TX (US);
Ketan P. Pancholi, Austin, TX (US);
Venkat Venkatsubra, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for handling reordered data packets. A method comprises receiving a data packet and determining if the data packet is received out of order. The method further comprises delaying transmission of an acknowledgement indicating that a data packet is missing in response to determining that the data packet is received out of order.