Adaptive transport protocol

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein configured to transmit data across a medium, said computer program product comprising:
• computer readable code configured to cause a computer to determine an expected acknowledgment time, a send delay interval time, and a send timeout time;
• computer readable code configured to cause a computer to send a series of ordered packets from a source to a destination;
• computer readable code configured to cause a computer to receive said ordered packets at said destination;
• computer readable code configured to cause a computer to send an acknowledgment indicating a receipt of said ordered packets to said source;
• computer readable code configured to cause a computer to adjust said expected acknowledgment time, said send delay interval time, and said send timeout value, if necessary and computer readable code configured to cause a computer to re-send one or more of said ordered packets using said send timeout time.

An adaptive protocol comprising:

• an expected acknowledgment time, a send delay interval time, and a send timeout time, configured to be determined;
• a series of ordered packets configured to be sent from a source and received at a destination;
• an acknowledgment configured to be sent indicating a receipt of said ordered packets to said source;
• an adjuster configured to adjust said expected acknowledgment time, said send delay interval time, and said send timeout value, if necessary, and
• a re-sender configured to re-send one or more of said ordered packets using said send timeout time.