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Systems and methods for communicating a lossy protocol via a lossless protocol

  • US 20060039355A1
  • Filed: 07/22/2005
  • Published: 02/23/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for transmitting packets from an application using an unreliable transport protocol over a TCP connection, comprising:

  • receiving, at a first device, a first packet to be transmitted using an unreliable transport protocol;

    creating a first TCP packet including a first payload of the received first packet and a first TCP header of information associated with a TCP connection established between the first device and a second device;

    transmitting, by the first device, the first TCP packet to the second device;

    receiving, at the first device, a second packet to be transmitted using an unreliable transport protocol;

    creating a second TCP packet including a second payload of the received second packet and the first TCP header information; and

    transmitting, by the first device, before receipt of an acknowledgement of the receipt of the first payload from the second device, the second TCP packet to the second device.

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