Patent ID: 6671264
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for packet transmission in a network, comprising the steps of:(a) labeling a packet with a super transaction identifier (STID), the STID uniquely indicating a transaction, wherein the labeling step (a) comprises: (a1) receiving the packet from a sending node, (a2) determining if the packet is part of a new transaction, (a3) choosing a new STID for the new transaction, if the packet is part of the new transaction, (a4) saving the new STID for the new transaction, and (a5) labeling the packet with the new STID; (b) sending the packet with the STID to a receiving router; and (c) blocking the sent packet from transmission to a receiving node if a transaction timer for the transaction indicated by the STID has expired.