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DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING FRAME MTU TO SUPPORT LOW-LATENCY COMMUNICATION

  • US 20140376427A1
  • Filed: 06/19/2013
  • Published: 12/25/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, by a receiver, a data frame from a sender over a shared-communication network, the frame sent according to a maximum transmission unit (MTU);

    determining a trigger by the receiver for adjusting the MTU based on latency requirements;

    in response to the trigger, setting an interrupt flag in a link-layer acknowledgment for the received data frame; and

    replying to the sender with the link-layer acknowledgment and interrupt flag.

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