Abstract:
Data of a stream to be stimulated is transmitted from a sender device to a receiver device through a network segment. An input device of the network segment determines a starting packet in transit (packets transmitted but not yet acknowledged by the receiver device), selects, as a function of a consumption of a target bandwidth for the stream, packets of the stream following the starting packet, temporarily stores selected packets received from the sender device, transmits to the sender device an anticipated positive acknowledgement message for each selected packet on behalf of the receiver device, transmits the selected packets to the receiver device, and discards stored selected packets corresponding to positive acknowledgements of transmitted selected packets.
Abstract:
A data stream is transmitted from a transmitting device to a receiving device via a communication network. Data of the data stream is transmitted to the receiving device by using a transport protocol without data acknowledgement. In a transmission method, parity-encoding parameters for parity encoding a data set of the data stream is determined via the transmitting device. The transmitting device also generates parity data from the data set by using the determined parity-encoding parameters. The transmitting device further transmits the generated parity data to the receiving device via the communication network by using a transport protocol with data acknowledgement.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a central server stations controlling access to a collection of digital data created by a client station. The server station receives, from the client station, a request to validate a collection of digital data, where the request contains the collection which has a collection identifier and for each data item belonging to the collection, a data identifier designating said data item, and at least one representation of said data item, the representation being chosen depending on said data item and on the collection identifier. For each data identifier received, a representation of the data item is locally obtained depending on the data item and on the collection identifier of the received collection associated with the collection. A comparison is made between the received representation and the obtained local representation and, in a case where the comparison results in a match, the digital data item to be shared is validated.
Abstract:
The access method comprises the following steps: i) receiving a notification indicating the presence of at least one digital document available on the network, said notification comprising at least one executable command adapted to detect whether the recipient client device comprises a local application capable of processing the digital document, ii) executing the command or commands in order to detect the local application, and iii) in case of positive detection, accessing the digital document from a local server whereas in case of negative detection, accessing the document from the address of a remote server.
Abstract:
A method is proposed for providing a remedy to the problem of address conflict when setting up a communications tunnel between a first tunnel end-point of a first communications sub-network and a second tunnel end-point of a second communications sub-network distinct from said first sub-network, in proposing an efficient method for the dynamic management of the address spaces of each sub-network, implemented by a tunnel end-point upon detection of a request for linking two sub-networks by a tunnel.
Abstract:
A method is proposed for the management of mechanisms to enhance data stream transmission on a tunnel supported by a main communications network, the transmission of each stream being done according to a frame transport protocol with acknowledgment, the tunnel being implemented between first and second tunnel end-points connected respectively to first and second sub-networks, each stream being transmitted from a sender device to a receiver device through the tunnel, one of the devices which are the sender device and the receiver device being connected to the first sub-network and the other being connected to the second sub-network. The method comprises the following steps performed by the tunnel end-point for a given stream: first partial determining of a nature and a location of a problem of transmission for the given stream enabling first pieces of information to be obtained on a problem by analysis of the given stream; receiving second pieces of problem information coming from the second tunnel end-point and resulting from a second partial determining of the transmission problem performed by the second tunnel end-point; final determining of the nature and location of the transmission problem by combination of the first and second pieces of problem information; managing the transmission enhancement mechanisms as a function of the result of the final determining.
Abstract:
The method of controlling access to a collection of digital data created by a client station, said method being implemented on a central server station in a communication network of the hybrid station-to-station type, comprises the steps of: receiving, from the client station, a request to validate a collection designated by a collection identifier and comprising, for each data item belonging to the collection, a data identifier designating said data item and at least one chosen representation of said data item; for each data identifier thus received, locally obtaining a representation of the data item associated with the said collection; and comparing the representation thus received with the local representation and, in the case of positive comparison, validating said digital data item to be shared.
Abstract:
In order to parameterize, within a communication network, a bridge to be put in communication with at least one element to be connected to the bridge, the bridge comprising at least one created port, a parameter representing a predetermined waiting period and corresponding to a time for detection by the bridge, during a phase of listening to the data received by the at least one created port, of the presence of any communication loop within the network, is determined. A filtering of the at least one created port is activated, the filtering being adapted to prevent the sending and reception by the at least one created port of inter-bridge management messages. The bridge is configured with the parameter thus determined, a new port of the bridge is created with a view to setting up communication with the at least one element, and the filtering is deactivated.
Abstract:
The access method comprises the following steps: selecting a first data item in a digital document designated by a predetermined identifier, said digital document comprising at least first and second data items linked to each other in a chosen hierarchical relationship; verifying the presence of at least one address of a location containing said second data item of the digital document in storage means of the client device; in the absence of said address in said storage means, seeking said address in the network; in the event of a positive search, storing said address in the storage means of the client device; and subsequently accessing said second data item of the document from the address thus stored by anticipation and thus immediately available locally.
Abstract:
A method is proposed for transmitting data of a stream to be stimulated, coming from a sender device to a receiver device through a network segment and according to a protocol for packet transportation with acknowledgement. An input device of the network segment performs the following steps for the stream to be stimulated: determining a starting packet associated with a sequence number higher than the sequence numbers of packets in transit via the network segment (packets transmitted but not yet acknowledged positively by the receiver device); selecting, as a function of a consumption of a target bandwidth for the transmission of said stream, of packets of the stream following the starting packet, and for each of which an anticipated positive acknowledgement message must be transmitted; upon reception of a positive message of acknowledgement of the starting packet, launching a temporary phase comprising a step of transmitting to the sender device an anticipated positive acknowledgement message for the starting packet and for each selected packet; discarding the positive acknowledgements received from the receiver device which correspond to the selected packets and for which an anticipated positive acknowledgement message has been transmitted.