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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Donald P. Zriny, Lucas, TX (US);
Frederick Skoog, Colleyville, TX (US);
Inventors:
Donald P. Zriny, Lucas, TX (US);
Frederick Skoog, Colleyville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/823 (2013.01); H04L 12/833 (2013.01); H04L 1/20 (2006.01); H04L 12/835 (2013.01); H04L 12/801 (2013.01); H04L 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 47/10 (2013.01); H04L 1/0066 (2013.01); H04L 1/005 (2013.01); H04L 65/80 (2013.01); H04L 47/326 (2013.01); H04L 47/31 (2013.01); H04L 65/4076 (2013.01); H04L 1/20 (2013.01); H04L 47/30 (2013.01); H04L 47/33 (2013.01); H04L 29/06027 (2013.01); H04L 1/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A source device () sends information to a destination device () through intermediary network elements (). If an intermediary network element () needs to discard one or more packets of information, it sends a smaller informational packet to the destination device (). Upon receiving the informational packet, the destination device can immediately begin correctional procedures.