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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2008
Hang Liu, Yardley, PA (US);
Ishan Mandrekar, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Minquan Wu, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Ramkumar Perumanam, Edison, NJ (US);
Saurabh Mathur, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Hang Liu, Yardley, PA (US);
Ishan Mandrekar, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Minquan Wu, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Ramkumar Perumanam, Edison, NJ (US);
Saurabh Mathur, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Thomson Licensing, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are described including multicasting a plurality of data units and multicasting a request for acknowledging receipt of the plurality of data units, receiving signals responsive to the request. Also described are a method and apparatus including receiving a multicast request to acknowledge receipt of data, determining if a response to the request is required, determining status of the data, preparing the response based on the determining acts and transmitting the response.