TRIVIAL FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (TFTP) ACCELERATED FILE RETRY OPTION

摘要

A method of transferring data using a Trivial File Transport Protocol (TFTP) includes sending first request packet from client to server, first request packet requesting that first file be transferred; transferring first file according to first request packet if first acknowledgement packet is received at client from server indicating that server can accommodate request of first request packet; sending second request packet from client to the server if transfer of first file does not complete successfully, the second request packet including TFTP option indicating that transfer of first file be retried beginning at first block after final block that was successfully transferred in response to first request packet; and retrying transfer of first file according to second request packet if second acknowledgement packet is received at client from server indicating that server can accommodate request of second request packet.

主权项

1. A method of transferring data using a Trivial File Transport Protocol (TFTP), the method comprising:
sending a first request packet from a client to a server, the first request packet requesting that a first file be transferred; transferring the first file according to the first request packet if a first acknowledgement packet is received at the client from the server indicating that the server can accommodate request of the first request packet; sending a second request packet from the client to the server if transfer of the first file does not complete successfully, the second request packet including a TFTP option indicating that transfer of the first file be retried beginning at a first block after a final block that was successfully transferred in response to the first request packet; and retrying the transfer of the first file according to the second request packet if a second acknowledgement packet is received at the client from the server indicating that the server can accommodate the request of the second request packet.