Loss tolerant transmission control protocol
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting a data block containing a data window of a number of packets, the method comprising:
- setting a loss estimate value;
setting the number of packets in the data window to a first number of packets corresponding to a window granularity, wherein each packet contains a first number of bytes;
setting a block size of the data block to a window size, wherein the number of packets in the block is N;
splitting the N packets in the data block into a first group of data packets and a second group of proactive forward error control (FEC) packets based on the loss estimate value;
transmitting the data block, wherein the data block contains the first group of data packets and the second group of proactive FEC packets;
searching a state table to obtain information on a state of the data block;
updating the loss estimate value and recalculating the number of data packets and a number of proactive FEC packets based on the updated loss estimate value and the window size; and
transmitting a second data block comprising the recalculated number of data packets and the recalculated number of proactive FEC packets;
wherein the number of proactive FEC packets for the data window is based on an estimated packet loss rate.
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Abstract
Provided are apparatuses and methods for transmitting or receiving data packets in a data block in a communication network with a transport protocol. In one example, a loss tolerant TCP protocol is used in which a maximum segment size (MSS) may be adapted to a minimum granularity of a congestion window. Also, proactive forward error correction (FEC) packets may be added to a window of the data block. The number of proactive FEC packets may be determined, for example, based on an estimate erasure rate. In addition, reactive FEC packets may be added to the data block. Also, a receiver may receive data packets in a data block and process a selective acknowledgment (SACK) responsive to the data packets received.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting a data block containing a data window of a number of packets, the method comprising:
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setting a loss estimate value; setting the number of packets in the data window to a first number of packets corresponding to a window granularity, wherein each packet contains a first number of bytes; setting a block size of the data block to a window size, wherein the number of packets in the block is N; splitting the N packets in the data block into a first group of data packets and a second group of proactive forward error control (FEC) packets based on the loss estimate value; transmitting the data block, wherein the data block contains the first group of data packets and the second group of proactive FEC packets; searching a state table to obtain information on a state of the data block; updating the loss estimate value and recalculating the number of data packets and a number of proactive FEC packets based on the updated loss estimate value and the window size; and transmitting a second data block comprising the recalculated number of data packets and the recalculated number of proactive FEC packets; wherein the number of proactive FEC packets for the data window is based on an estimated packet loss rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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