METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A RELIABLE PROTOCOL FOR TRANSFERRING DATA

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method, apparatus and computer implemented instructions for transferring data. SOLUTION: A request is sent by a requester to a responder. The request includes the amount of available processing space at the requester. When the request is received from the responder, data are identified using the request. The data are placed into a plurality of subsequences of data packets for transfer to the requester, wherein each packet within the set of subsequences hold data in the amount less than or equal to the amount of available space. These subsequences are then sent to the requester one subsequence at a time. A new subsequence is sent each time the available processing space at the requester becomes free to process data from another subsequence.