Technique for handling undesired data over a limited bandwidth channel

An electronic system having a processor, a bus and a memory unit and further comprising:

• an application software layer comprising an application for generating data packet requests and for selectively canceling a first data request for a first data packet;
• a port layer comprising a plurality of ports each for selective assignment to said and communication with said application;
• a universal datagram protocol (UDP) layer coupled to communicate data packets to said port layer, said UDP layer reserving a space within said memory unit for storage of communication statistics and wherein said application is also for bypassing said port layer to directly access said communication statistics;
• an internet protocol (IP) layer coupled to communicate data packets to said UDP layer;
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• a transport layer coupled to receive data packets and communicate said data packets to said IP layer.

An electronic system having a processor, a bus and a memory unit, performs a method of receiving a requested data packet comprising the steps of:

• a) an application of an application software layer generating data packet requests and selectively canceling a first data request for a first data packet;
• b) assigning a first port of a port layer to said first data request and subsequently canceling said first port assignment responsive to said first data request being canceled;
• c) receiving said first data packet and forwarding said first data packet to a universal datagram protocol (UDP) layer, said step c) performed by a transport layer and an internet protocol (IP) layer communicatively coupled together;
• d) said universal datagram protocol (UDP) layer dumping said first data packet to a no-port designation in response to receiving said first data packet while said first port is canceled, said UDP layer updating a communication statistic in response to step d);
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• e) said application bypassing said port layer to directly access said communication statistic within said UDP layer and, based thereon, preventing improper time-out of a second data request that was issued subsequently to said first data request.