The ARQ.WINSIZE is not generally transmitted because the window size is already 1 by default, it only may be transmitted to handle congestion and to resume the transmission again. ARQ packets switching All Switch Nodes shall support transparent bridging of ARQ traffic, whether or not they support ARQ for their own transmission and reception. In this mode, Switch Nodes are not required to buffer the packets of the ARQ connections for retransmission. Some Switch Nodes may buffer the packets of the ARQ connections, and perform retransmission in response to NACKs for these packets. The following general principles shall be followed. The acknowledged packet identifiers shall have end-to-end coherency. The buffering of packets in Switch Nodes and their retransmissions shall be transparent to the source and Destination Nodes, i.e., a Source or Destination Node shall not be required to know whether or not an intermediate Switch has buffered packets for switched data.
The ARQ.WINSIZE is not generally transmitted because the window size is already 1 by default, it only may be transmitted to handle congestion and to resume the transmission again. ARQ packets switching All Switch Nodes shall support transparent bridging of ARQ traffic, whether or not they support ARQ for their own transmission and reception. In this mode, Switch Nodes are not required to buffer the packets of the ARQ connections for retransmission. Some Switch Nodes may buffer the packets of the ARQ connections, and perform retransmission in response to NACKs for these packets. The following general principles shall be followed. The acknowledged packet identifiers shall have end-to-end coherency. The buffering of packets in Switch Nodes and their retransmissions shall be transparent to the source and Destination Nodes, i.e., a Source or Destination Node shall not be required to know whether or not an intermediate Switch has buffered packets for switched data.
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