Packets recovery system and method

Abstract

In a network for reliable transfer of packets from a transmitter to a receiver using a Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP), a system for packet recovery, the system comprising a detection block (detector) for packet loss detection and a probe device (probe) for lost packet retransmission, wherein the detector includes a means for sending a packet retransmit request to the probe upon detecting a packet loss (a lost packet), and wherein the probe includes a means for storing received packets and for retransmitting the lost packet responsive to the retransmit request.

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