Self-describing transport protocol segments
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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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Abstract
Systems and methods that provide self-describing transport protocol segments are provided. In one embodiment, a system that handles transport protocol segments may include, for example, a sender that adapts a transport protocol segment. The transport protocol segment may include, for example, a self-describing header and an indicator. The indicator may indicate at least one of the presence and the location of the self-describing header.
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1. A system for handling transport protocol segments, comprising:
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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, and wherein the receiver uses the indicator to locate the position of the self-describing header in the transport protocol segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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