Patent ID: 6732313
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A data transmission method for performing data transmission between a distribution server and a terminal via a relay server units of packets, and successively reproducing data of packets received at the terminal, said method comprising the steps of:when a transmission error has occurred between the relay server and the terminal, transmitting a retransmission request from the terminal to the relay server which is closer to the terminal than the distribution server, and performing transmission of a retransmission packet corresponding to a packet in which a transmission error has occurred by the relay server in response to the retransmission request from the terminal; and when a transmission error has occurred between the distribution server and the relay server, transmitting a retransmission request from the terminal via the relay server or directly from the relay server to the distribution server, and performing transmission of a retransmission packet corresponding to a packet in which a transmission error has occurred by the distribution server in response to the retransmission request which has been transmitted from the terminal through the relay server or the retransmission request which has been transmitted from the relay server; the retransmission packet having a first sequence number indicating a reproduction order of the packets and a second sequence number indicating a transmission order of the retransmission packets.