Patent ID: 9473274
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method carried out at a first communications router for transmitting data packets to a second communications router through an aggregated connection comprising a plurality of tunnels, comprising the steps of: a. receiving a first data packet belonging to a data session from a first host through a local area network (LAN) Interface, wherein the first data packet is destined to a second host reachable through the second communications router; b. transmitting the lust data packet to the second, communications router through the aggregated connection; c. storing the first data packet in a local storage medium; d. determining whether an error correction mode is activated: and e. if the error correction mode is activated: wherein when the error correction mode is activated, performing steps (e) (i) and (e) (ii) if an acknowledgement is not received from the second host within a waiting time period; wherein the waiting time period is: smaller than a first time period minus a third time period; smaller than a second time period minus the third time period; wherein the first time period is the time between the first host transmitting the first data packet and the first host deciding to retransmit the first data packet; wherein the second time period is the time between the first host transmitting the first data packet, and the second host, sending a request to the first host for retransmitting the first data packet: and wherein the third time period is the time required for the first data packet to be transmitted from the first communications router to the second communications router.