| CPC G06F 11/0793 (2013.01) [G06F 11/0745 (2013.01); G06F 13/4059 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0026 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |

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1. A method of operating an apparatus for data communication, comprising:
transmitting, to a link partner, one or more first data packets via a wired data link;
receiving a negative feedback comprising a first parameter and a second parameter that are configured to request retransmission of one or more of the first data packets; and
retransmitting the requested one or more first data packets,
wherein the first parameter comprises a first sequence number, and the second parameter comprises a second sequence number that is later in time than the first sequence number, and
wherein one of the retransmitted one or more first data packets comprises a sequence number that is equal to the second sequence number.
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