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Data throughput over lossy communication links

  • US 20020122385A1
  • Filed: 02/05/2002
  • Published: 09/05/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a data network comprising a first host, a second host, and a data connection between the first host and the second host, a method implemented at the second host comprising:

  • a) determining whether error-induced losses or congestion-losses dominate the data connection;

    b) if congestion-losses dominate the data connection, using a standard transmission protocol technique for acknowledging packets; and

    c) if error-induced losses dominate the connection, sending a plurality of non-duplicate acknowledgements of a single packet whenever a packet is received after an out-of-order packet is received.

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