Patent ID: 8976814
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of transporting data, comprising: a) processing select data to form a stream of data packets, the stream of data packets comprising at least a first group of data packets, the first group of data packets carrying a first segment of the select data, the first segment comprising a first plurality of fragments of the select data, the first segment associated with a unique segment identifier in relation to the select data, each fragment in the first plurality of fragments associated with a unique fragment identifier in relation to at least one of the first segment and the select data, the unique fragment identifier being different from the unique segment identifier, wherein each data packet of the first group carries a corresponding fragment of the first plurality of fragments, the fragment identifier associated with the corresponding fragment, the segment identifier associated with the first segment, and a verification check value for use in verifying the corresponding data packet, wherein a last data packet of the first group carries an end of segment value identifying the corresponding data packet as the last data packet of the first group; and b) transmitting the first group from a sending node to a destination node via one or more communication paths, with the last data packet of the first group being transmitted last such that the transmitting continues without waiting for a first segment response message from the destination node between transmissions of the data packets of the first group.