Generating acknowledgement signals in a data communication system
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Aug 28, 2001
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Apr 1, 1997
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Apr 1, 1997
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A system for controlling the flow of data receives a data packet from a source node for transmission across a communication medium to a destination node. The system generates an acknowledgment signal indicating receipt of the data packet at the destination node. The acknowledgment signal is generated before completing transmission of the data packet to the destination node. The system then transmits the acknowledgment signal to the source node, regardless of whether transmission of the data packet to the destination node is complete. Generation of the acknowledgment signal is performed by a device other than the destination node. The system buffers the received data packet until an actual acknowledgment signal is received from the destination node. When the actual acknowledgment signal is received, the buffered data packet is deleted from the buffer.
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