Real-time packet transforms to avoid re-transmissions
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting a standard format network packet containing real time information, comprising the steps of:
- modifying said packet by adding redundant information to the packet;
modifying at least one packet header to add a position offset reference number that points to redundant information;
revising all checksums within the packet as modified to agree with the packet contents as modified;
transmitting the packet through a network, wherein transmitting further comprises the steps ofchecking the modified packet during transmission;
if the modified packet is determined to have a checksum mismatch as received, modifying the packet by retrieving the redundant information pointed to by said position offset reference number and replacing a portion of the packet with said redundant information; and
calculating new checksums for packet; and
revising all checksums within the packet as modified to agree with the contents of the modified packet; and
upon receipt, modifying the packet to return the packet'"'"'s format to that of the standard packet format.
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Abstract
There exists a need to reduce re-transmission delays in real time feeds (such as video) by sending the packet with sufficient repair/recovery information inside the packet container so the relaying stations and/or the receiving devices can fix errors in transmission by perusing the contents of the packet and the repair information, and modify the packet and then relay it. By providing the relaying station the ability to fix the error, retransmission of the packet is avoided along each relay station along the network path from source to destination and also by receiving devices that would otherwise request a re-transmission. This application teaches a method so real time streams (e.g. video) may be more efficiently transported over a CSMA based network.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting a standard format network packet containing real time information, comprising the steps of:
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modifying said packet by adding redundant information to the packet; modifying at least one packet header to add a position offset reference number that points to redundant information; revising all checksums within the packet as modified to agree with the packet contents as modified; transmitting the packet through a network, wherein transmitting further comprises the steps of checking the modified packet during transmission; if the modified packet is determined to have a checksum mismatch as received, modifying the packet by retrieving the redundant information pointed to by said position offset reference number and replacing a portion of the packet with said redundant information; and calculating new checksums for packet; and revising all checksums within the packet as modified to agree with the contents of the modified packet; and upon receipt, modifying the packet to return the packet'"'"'s format to that of the standard packet format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for transmitting a standard format network packet containing real time information through a multi-hop network, comprising the steps of:
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modifying said packet by adding redundant header information to the packet; modifying at least one packet header within said packet to add a position offset reference number that points to redundant header information; revising all checksums within the packet as modified to agree with the packet contents as modified; transmitting the packet to a first relay node in the multi-hop network; if the modified packet as received by the first relay node is determined to have a checksum mismatch relative to header information, modifying the packet by retrieving the redundant header information pointed to by said position offset reference number and replacing a portion of the header information for the packet with said redundant header information; recalculating checksums as required within the packet to agree with the packet contents as modified; transmitting the modified packet to a second network node within the multi-hop network; and when the packet is received by an end point node within the multi-hop network, modifying the packet including recalculating all checksums to return the packet'"'"'s format to that of the standard packet format. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of transforming of an IP packet for transmission on a network comprising:
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transforming the packet by adding redundant header information and position offset reference numbers that point to said redundant header information to the IP packet; and whereupon being received by a network node, said transformed IP packet is processed by the method comprising the steps of; examining the transformed packet to determine if a level 2 cyclic redundancy check data for the packet'"'"'s Layer 2 header matches; if the level 2 cyclic redundancy check data for the Layer 2 header does not match, retrieving first redundant header information located within said transformed packet according to a first position offset reference number and repairing the Layer 2 header utilizing said first redundant header information; examining the transformed packet to determine if a level 3 cyclic redundancy check data for the packet'"'"'s header related to Layer 3 and above matches; if the level 2 cyclic redundancy check data related to Layer 3 and above does not match, retrieving second redundant header information located within said packet according to a second position offset reference number and repairing the header related to Layer 3 and above utilizing said second redundant header information; and if it is determined that the network node is not an end point node, recalculating the level 2 cyclic redundancy check data and the level 3 cyclic redundancy check data within the transformed packet as required to agree with the contents of the packet thus repaired, and transmitting the packet to another network node. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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Specification