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Self-describing transport protocol segments

  • US 7,385,974 B2
  • Filed: 03/18/2004
  • Issued: 06/10/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for handling transport protocol segments, comprising:

  • a receiver adapted to process a transport protocol segment that has been resegmented by an intermediate network device in a communication pathway between the receiver and a sender,wherein the transport protocol segment received by the receiver is a different size than the transport protocol segment sent by the sender,wherein the receiver is unaware of the received transport protocol segment has been resegmented by the intermediate network device,wherein the transport protocol segment comprises a self-describing header and an indicator, the self-describing header not being part of a transport protocol header of the transport protocol segment,wherein a position of the self-describing header has changed in the transport protocol segment due to the intermediate network device resegmenting the transport protocol segment, andwherein the receiver uses the indicator to locate the position of the self-describing header in the transport protocol segment.

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