TRANSPORT LAYER CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING PACKET, AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING PACKET

• US 20100235701A1
• Filed: 09/09/2009
• Published: 09/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Pantech & Curitel Communications Incorporated (Pantech Incorporated)
• Inventors: CHOO, Ho-Cheol
• Granted Patent: US 8,332,706 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/748
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0002 by adapting the transmission rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0007 by modifying the frame length
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0025 Transmission of mode-switching indication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1671 the supervisory signal being transmitted together with control information

Abstract

A transport layer control device includes a controller to establish or release a transmission control protocol (TCP) connection and to process retransmission of a lost packet using TCP, and a packet processor to number packets and to process transmission of the numbered packets using a user datagram protocol (UDP). A method for transmitting a packet includes establishing the TCP connection with a receiving device, numbering packets and transmitting the numbered packets to the receiving device using UDP, and retransmitting a lost packet to the receiving device using TCP in response to a retransmission request for the lost packet. A method for receiving a plurality of packets includes establishing the TCP connection, receiving numbered packets using UDP, requesting retransmission of a lost packet using TCP, and receiving the lost packet through TCP.

Claims

1. A transport layer control device to transmit or receive a plurality of packets, comprising:

a controller to establish or release a transmission control protocol (TCP) connection and to process retransmission of lost packets using TCP; and

a packet processor to number packets and to process transmission of the numbered packets using a user datagram protocol (UDP).

2. The transport layer control device of claim 1, wherein the controller comprises:

a connection controller to establish or release the TCP connection with a transmitting device or a receiving device;

a retransmission requester to detect a first lost packet using numbering information of received packets and to request the transmitting device to retransmit the first lost packet; and

a retransmission processor to process retransmission of a second lost packet that is requested to be retransmitted using TCP in response to a retransmission request for the second lost packet from the receiving device.

3. The transport layer control device of claim 2, wherein the connection controller attempts to establish the TCP connection with the receiving device, transmits a transmission control information request message to the receiving device using TCP if the TCP connection is successfully established, and receives a transmission control information request response message from the receiving device,

wherein the transmission control information request message comprises a transmission data size, a transmission rate, and a UDP port.

4. The transport layer control device of claim 2, wherein the connection controller receives a transmission control information request message transmitted from the transmitting device, transmits a transmission control information request response message to the transmitting device, and transmits a data receiving preparation message including a UDP port to the packet processor,

wherein the transmission control information request message comprises a transmission data size, a transmission rate, and the UDP port.

5. The transport layer control device of claim 3, wherein the connection controller transmits a data transmission request message to the packet processor if the transmission control information request response message is received from the receiving device, and stands by to receive a retransmission request message or a data receiving completion notification message from the receiving device,

wherein the data transmission request message comprises the UDP port to be opened, a transmission rate, and transmission data information.

6. The transport layer control device of claim 5, wherein if the retransmission request message is received from the receiving device, the connection controller transmits a retransmission request message for the second lost packet to the retransmission processor.

7. The transport layer control device of claim 5, wherein if the data receiving completion notification message is received from the receiving device, the connection controller checks whether there is additional data to be transmitted to the receiving device, and releases the TCP connection if there is no additional data to be transmitted to the receiving device.

8. The transport layer control device of claim 4, wherein if the plurality of packets transmitted from the transmitting device are received, the connection controller transmits a data receiving completion notification message to the transmitting device and releases the TCP connection.

9. The transport layer control device of claim 5, wherein if the data transmission request message is received from the connection controller, the packet processor opens the UDP port indicated in the data transmission request message, numbers packets sequentially, and transmits the numbered packets to the receiving device through the opened UDP port.

10. The transport layer control device of claim 5, wherein the packet processor controls a packet transmission rate with reference to the transmission rate included in the data transmission request message.

11. The transport layer control device of claim 2, wherein the retransmission processor receives the first lost packet retransmitted from the transmitting device and performs packet reassembling of the first lost packet.

12. A method for transmitting a plurality of packets, comprising:

establishing a transmission control protocol (TCP) connection with a receiving device;

if the TCP connection is established, numbering packets and transmitting the numbered packets to the receiving device using a user datagram protocol (UDP);

retransmitting a lost packet to the receiving device using TCP in response to a retransmission request for the lost packet from the receiving device; and

releasing the TCP connection in response to a data receiving completion notification message from the receiving device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein transmitting the numbered packets comprises opening a UDP port through which the packets are to be transmitted, numbering the packets sequentially, and transmitting the numbered packets to the receiving device through the opened UDP port.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein establishing the TCP connection comprises transmitting a transmission control information request message, the transmission control information request message comprising transmission data size, transmission rate, and UDP port.

15. A method for receiving a plurality of packets, comprising:

establishing a transmission control protocol (TCP) connection with a transmitting device;

if the TCP connection is established, receiving numbered packets using a user datagram protocol (UDP);

requesting retransmission of a lost packet of the plurality of packets using TCP, and receiving the lost packet through TCP; and

transmitting a data receiving completion notification message if the plurality of packets are received.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

if the lost packet is received in response to the retransmission request, reassembling the plurality of packets.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein establishing the TCP connection comprises:

receiving a transmission control information request message, the transmission control information request message comprising transmission data size, transmission rate, and UDP port;

determining whether transmission conditions included in the transmission control information request are allowable;

modifying at least one of the transmission data size, the transmission rate, and the UDP port if the transmission conditions are not allowable;

transmitting a transmission control information request response message to the transmitting device; and

opening the UDP port to receive packets.