Method and system for partial reporting of missing information frames in a telecommunication system

An information handling system, comprising:

• means for receiving a sequence numbered information frame from a transmit terminal at a receive terminal;
• means for determining if said sequence numbered information frame is out of sequence;
• means for determining if a poll bit is set when said sequence numbered information frame is out of sequence;
• means for determining if said sequence numbered information frame is new when said poll bit is not set;
• means for constructing a list of missing sequence numbered information frames beginning with a missing sequence number one greater than the largest sequence number in said receive terminal's receive queue and ending with said sequence numbered information frame minus one when said sequence numbered information frame is new;
• and
• means for sending a selective reject SREJ frame response to said transmit terminal containing said list of missing sequence numbered information frames for re-transmittal.

A computer program product residing on a computer usable medium for upgrading a terminal to terminal link within an information handling system, comprising:

• instruction means for receiving a sequence numbered information frame from a transmit terminal at a receive terminal;
• instruction means for determining if said sequence numbered information frame is out of sequence;
• instruction means for determining if a poll bit is set when said sequence numbered information frame is out of sequence;
• instruction means for determining if said sequence numbered information frame is new when said poll bit is not set;
• instruction means for constructing a list of missing sequence numbered information frames beginning with a missing sequence number one greater than the largest sequence number in said receive terminal's receive queue and ending with said sequence numbered information frame minus one when said sequence numbered information frame is new;
• and
• instruction means for sending a selective reject SREJ frame response to said transmit terminal containing said list of missing sequence numbered information frames for re-transmittal.