System and method for acknowledging receipt of messages within a packet based communication network

摘要

A system and method for acknowledging receipt of messages within a packet based communication network. A sending node generates a data packet within an upper layer, and transmits the data packet to a receiving node using a lower layer. The lower layer generates and transmits a pseudo reply packet to the upper layer in response to an acknowledgment received from the receiving node. The pseudo reply packet notifies the upper layer of the sending node that the receiving node successfully received the data packet and removes the burden of having an upper layer of the receiving node generate an actual reply packet.