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Flow control system using control information of a message for initiating retransmission of data portion when buffer is available

  • US 6,337,852 B1
  • Filed: 12/29/1997
  • Issued: 01/08/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A flow control method for transmitting a plurality of messages from a source node to a destination node in a message processing system, the plurality of messages including a first message comprising a data portion, the method comprising:

  • the source node transmitting (102) the data portion of the first message, and related control information to the destination node;

    in response to the destination node being unable to retain the data portion of the first message due to buffer unavailability, the destination node discarding the data portion of the first message, and in response to the destination node thereafter being able to retain the data portion of the first message due to buffer availability, the destination node initiating a retransmission (110) of the data portion of the first message from the source node using said related control information.

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