Reliable connectionless network protocol

A method for transferring data from a source node to a destination node over a network, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

• receiving, at said destination node from said source node, a plurality of packets, wherein each packet of said plurality of packets includes a segment created by said source node dividing said data into a series of segment;
• determining based on first data included in each packet whether all segments of said series have been received at said destination node;
• and
• when all segments of said series have been received, ordering said segments based on second data included in each packet to reconstruct said data that was divided into said series of one or more segments.

A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for transferring data from a source node to a destination node over a network, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to:

• divide said data into a series of one or more segments;
• create a plurality of packets, wherein each packet of said plurality of packets includes:
• first data that allows said destination node to determine whether all segments of said series have been received at said destination node, and
• second data that allows said destination node to order said segments to reconstruct said data that was divided into said series of one or more segments;
• and
• send said plurality of packets from said source node to said destination node.

A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for transferring data from a source node to a destination node over a network, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to:

• receive, at said destination node from said source node, a plurality of packets, wherein each packet of said plurality of packets includes a segment created by said source node dividing said data into a series of segments;
• determine based on first data included in each packet whether all segments of said series have been received at said destination node;
• and
• when all segments of said series have been received, order said segments based on second data included in each packet to reconstruct said data that was divided into said series of one or more segments.