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Method and apparatus for improving the performance of TCP and other network protocols in a communication network

  • US 9,515,775 B2
  • Filed: 11/07/2013
  • Issued: 12/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A packet transmission apparatus to transmit one or more packets, comprising:

  • (a) A proactive erasure coding section configured to add zero or more erasure coded packet(s) with a data packet block;

    (b) An error rate determining section configured to;

    (i) receive network state information, wherein said information comprises loss rate and packet inter-arrival time information on the receiving end of the data communication; and

    (ii) dynamically determine the amount of erasure coded packets needed based on the received network state information to prevent a need to transmit additional packet(s) error correction at a receiver, and(c) a reactive erasure coding section configured to send one or more erasure coded packet(s) equal to or greater than the number of original packets not received by the receiver;

    wherein there is no retransmission of any original packets.

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