Multiplex communications – Fault recovery – Bypass an inoperative switch or inoperative element of a...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-11
2006-07-11
Ton, Dang (Department: 2666)
Multiplex communications
Fault recovery
Bypass an inoperative switch or inoperative element of a...
C370S242000, C370S244000, C370S252000, C370S394000, C714S748000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07075887
ABSTRACT:
Retransmission of packets in a TCP network is measured by monitoring packets traversing bearer links between nodes and examining the sequence number within its connection of each packet. For each TCP connection being monitored a next expected sequence number (NESN) value is maintained and compared with the actual sequence number of a packet in that connection. If the sequence number is less than the NESN, a retransmission count is incremented by the size of the retransmitted TCP payload; if it is greater than the NESN, a loss counter is incremented by the size of the lost TCP payload. The resulting counts of the lost and retransmitted TCP payload, of the lost and retransmitted packets, enable accurate measurements to be made even at a point remote from the sending node. Comparison of counts from spaced points in a network can enable the location of a fault to be determined at least approximately.
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Archibald David
Love Simon
Agilent Technologie,s Inc.
Hom Shick
Ton Dang
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