Controlled data network error recovery

US9178661B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9178661-B2
Application numberUS-201113249359-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 30, 2011
Priority dateJan 19, 1999
Publication dateNov 3, 2015
Grant dateNov 3, 2015

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A method, a system and network nodes use an indication of possible duplicates of units, so that these units can be handled differently than other units. The unit is indicated to be a possible duplicate to the entity to which it is resent because no response was received from the entity it was sent to.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: sending a unit to a first receiving entity in a telecommunications system; in the event that no response is received from the first receiving entity, resending the unit to a second receiving entity with an indication of a possible duplicate, the indication of a possible duplicate indicating that the unit was resent because no response was received; and sending a message to the second receiving entity to release or delete the unit dep…

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    Electricity · mapped topic

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What does patent US9178661B2 cover?
A method, a system and network nodes use an indication of possible duplicates of units, so that these units can be handled differently than other units. The unit is indicated to be a possible duplicate to the entity to which it is resent because no response was received from the entity it was sent to.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sjöblom Kai, Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L1/18. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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