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Method and apparatus for non contiguous sliding window

  • US 7,630,315 B2
  • Filed: 10/03/2006
  • Issued: 12/08/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • performing the following at a destination node that is communicating with a source node over a network;

    regulating a flow of sequentially addressed data across said network between said source node and said destination node by controlling a set of data recognized as traversing said network as follows;

    adding first data to said set in response to said first data'"'"'s transmission by said source is desired;

    removing second data from said set in response to said second data has arrived at said destination;

    removing third data from said set in response to said third data being declared lost;

    the total amount of data within said set is no higher than a number;

    adding fourth data to said set in response to the total amount of data within said set being less than said number;

    the largest address whose corresponding data is within said set is allowed to increase without being limited by the smallest address whose corresponding data is within said set; and

    ,units of data within said set are allowed to be noncontiguous.

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