×

Communication node and packet transfer method

  • US 6,850,519 B1
  • Filed: 09/03/1999
  • Issued: 02/01/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A communication node comprising:

  • means for dividing a packet to be transmitted into segments to form a plurality of packet segments;

    means for selecting an error correction scheme, from among a plurality of error correction schemes to be employed, for each of the packet segments in accordance with error resistance of each of the packet segments, the error resistance being determined at least by the content of each packet segment;

    means for carrying out an error correction process on each packet segment with the selected error correction scheme; and

    means for transmitting each processed packet segment to a network, wherein the selecting means determines the error correction scheme by referring to a port number in said packet.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×