Patent ID: 7782781
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network device for communicating with other network device through a network, wherein the network device stores a response message corresponding to a request message from the other network device, wherein the response message comprises a command code for indicating an operation for the network device to execute, and a field related to an execution of the request, wherein the field comprises a NAK field indicating that the request is not executed successfully, and a NAK code field being used for indicating a reason of the execution failure during the communication process between the network device and the other network device, wherein the NAK code field indicates at least one of a command code error, an argument error and a network device operation error, wherein a predetermined fixed value is assigned to the NAK code field for indicating the network device operation error, and wherein when the NAK code field indicates the network device operation error by the predetermined fixed value, the field further comprises an error code field being used for indicating a reason of the execution failure caused by an operation error of the network device.