| 摘要 |
Disclosed is system and method to implement an on-demand file repair protocol. In the protocol, a traffic source sends all data packets of a data file to a traffic sink. The traffic source then sends to the traffic sink an indication that the sending of the all data packets is complete. If data packets are missing, a request is received from the traffic sink for retransmission of missing packets. The traffic source then sends fountain codes of the missing packets to the traffic sink. |
