System and method for fast, reliable byte stream transport

Details System and method for fast, reliable byte stream transport System and method for fast, reliable byte stream transport

2011-03-01

2011-03-01

Osman, Ramy M (Department: 2457)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer protocol implementing

Computer-to-computer data transfer regulating

C709S230000, C709S231000, C709S223000, C370S229000

Reexamination Certificate

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07899925

ABSTRACT:
Reliable byte stream transfer protocols play an important role in modern networks. The present invention implements such a protocol using credits for flow control and negative acknowledgements for reliable delivery. The credit mechanism uses credit transfer in installments and is immune to the losses or corruptions of intermediate credit installments. Negative acknowledgements are used to solicit the retransmission of data stream component. The present invention provides full compatibility at the programming interface with reliable byte transfer protocols, such as TCP, and also allows full interoperability among hosts running the aforesaid standard protocol or the protocol of the present invention.

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