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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2009
Massimo Sorbara, Freehold, NJ (US);
Ravindra M. Lambi, Old Bridge, NJ (US);
Julien D. Pons, Metuchen, NJ (US);
Massimo Sorbara, Freehold, NJ (US);
Ravindra M. Lambi, Old Bridge, NJ (US);
Julien D. Pons, Metuchen, NJ (US);
Ikanos Communications, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein are configured for retransmission above the gamma (γ) interface. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving data from an Ethernet layer, the data being identified as eligible for retransmission or not eligible for retransmission; in response to a determination that the data is eligible for retransmission, storing a copy of at least a portion of the data in a retransmission queue; and transmitting the data across a gamma (γ) interface to a packet transfer mode transmission convergence layer.