System and method for providing transaction control on a data network
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a source node to transmit a data packet to a target node;
a plurality of intermediate nodes communicatively coupled in succession between the source node and the target node, each of the intermediate nodes to receive the data packet from either the source node or a previous intermediate node in succession, and transmit the data packet to either a next intermediate node in succession or to the target node, each of the intermediate nodes and the source node having a programmable retry timer associated therewith, each retry timer programmed with retry time period after which the intermediate node or the source node will retransmit the data packet if the intermediate node or the source node has not received an appropriate response to said data packet;
the source node and the intermediate nodes to employ a transaction control scheme wherein the retry timer of the source node is programmed with a relatively larger retry time period than any of the intermediate nodes and wherein intermediate nodes located relatively further in succession from the source node have their retry timers programmed with a relatively smaller retry time periods than intermediate nodes located relatively closer in succession to the source node.
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Abstract
A system is described having: a source node configured to transmit a data packet to a target node across a data network, the source node having a first retry timer set to a first retry time period after which the source node will retransmit a data packet if it has not received an appropriate response to the data packet; and a first intermediate node electrically positioned between the source node and the target node, the first intermediate node having a second retry timer set to a second retry time period after which the first intermediate node will retransmit the data packet if it has not received an appropriate response to the data packet, wherein the first retry time period is longer than the second retry time period.
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8 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a source node to transmit a data packet to a target node; a plurality of intermediate nodes communicatively coupled in succession between the source node and the target node, each of the intermediate nodes to receive the data packet from either the source node or a previous intermediate node in succession, and transmit the data packet to either a next intermediate node in succession or to the target node, each of the intermediate nodes and the source node having a programmable retry timer associated therewith, each retry timer programmed with retry time period after which the intermediate node or the source node will retransmit the data packet if the intermediate node or the source node has not received an appropriate response to said data packet; the source node and the intermediate nodes to employ a transaction control scheme wherein the retry timer of the source node is programmed with a relatively larger retry time period than any of the intermediate nodes and wherein intermediate nodes located relatively further in succession from the source node have their retry timers programmed with a relatively smaller retry time periods than intermediate nodes located relatively closer in succession to the source node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
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transmitting a data packet from a source node across a plurality of intermediate nodes to a target node, the plurality of intermediate nodes communicatively coupled in succession between the source node and the target node, each of the intermediate nodes to receive the data packet from either the source node or a previous intermediate node in succession, and transmit the data packet to either a next intermediate node in succession or to the target node, each of the intermediate nodes and the source node having a programmable retry timer associated therewith, each retry timer programmed with retry time period after which the intermediate node or the source node will retransmit the data packet if the intermediate node or the source node has not received an appropriate response to said data packet; implementing a transaction control scheme wherein the retry timer of the source node is programmed with a relatively larger retry time period than any of the intermediate nodes and wherein intermediate nodes located relatively further in succession from the source node have their retry timers programmed with a relatively smaller retry time periods than intermediate nodes located relatively closer in succession to the source node. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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