Improving communication efficiency
AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks Oy
InventorHenri Markus Koskinen
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Abstract
There is provided a method comprising: receiving, by a first network node, data packets transmitted by a second network node; if at least one data packet of the data packets is noticed not being available to the first network node, sending an indication to the second network node that the at least one data packet of the data packets is not available to the first network node, and repeating sending the indication until a confirmation message is received, wherein the confirmation message comprises confirmation that the indication is received by the second network node.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a first network node, data packets transmitted by a second network node, wherein the data packets comprise a portion of data addressed to at least one terminal device in a split-bearer delivery,
- in response to at least one data packet of the data packets is noticed not being available to the first network node, sending an indication to the second network node that the at least one data packet of the data packets is not available to the first network node;
- and
- repeating sending the indication until a confirmation message is received, wherein the confirmation message comprises confirmation that the indication is received by the second network node.
A method comprising:
- transmitting, by a second network node, data packets to a first network node, wherein the data packets comprise a portion of data addressed to at least one terminal device in a split-bearer delivery,
- receiving an indication from the first network node that at least one data packet of the data packets is not available to the first network node;
- and
- sending a confirmation message to the first network node, wherein the confirmation message comprises confirmation that the indication is received by the second network node.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause a first network node to:
- receive data packets transmitted by a second network node, wherein the data packets comprise a portion of data addressed to at least one terminal device in a split-bearer delivery,
- in response to at least one data packet of the data packets is noticed not being available to the first network node, send an indication to the second network node that the at least one data packet of the data packets is not available to the first network node;
- and
- repeat sending the indication until a confirmation message is received, wherein the confirmation message comprises confirmation that the indication is received by the second network node.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause a second network node to:
- transmitting data packets to a first network node, wherein the data packets comprise a portion of data addressed to at least one terminal device in a split-bearer delivery;
- receiving an indication from the first network node that at least one data packet of the data packets is not available to the first network node;
- and
- sending a confirmation message to the first network node, wherein the confirmation message comprises confirmation that the indication is received by the second network node.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.