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Network system with TCP/IP ACK reduction

  • US 6,338,131 B1
  • Filed: 05/01/2000
  • Issued: 01/08/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • queuing means for queuing a TCP ACK packet in a queue of packets to be sent on a TCP connection; and

    deleting means for deleting from the queue a TCP ACK packet having a sequence number lower than the sequence number of the TCP ACK packet queued by said queuing means, so as to prevent the TCP ACK packet having a sequence number lower than the sequence number of the TCP ACK packet queued by said queuing means from being sent on the TCP connection.

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