diff --git a/srt/data_chain.go b/srt/data_chain.go
index 9576b73..94e34fc 100644
--- a/srt/data_chain.go
+++ b/srt/data_chain.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 type Datum struct {
 	seq_num uint32
+	timestamp uint32
 	data []byte
 	next *Datum
 }
@@ -31,8 +32,7 @@ func (c chains) Swap(i, j int) {
 func (c chains) Less(i, j int) (bool) {
 	x_1 := c[i].end.seq_num
 	x_2 := c[j].root.seq_num
-	serial_add_limit := uint32(math.Pow(2, 30))
-	if (x_1 < x_2 && x_2 - x_1 < serial_add_limit) || (x_1 > x_2 && x_1 - x_2 > serial_add_limit) {
+	if serial_less(x_1, x_2, 31) {
 		return true
 	}
 	return false
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ type DatumStorage struct {
 func (buffer *DatumLink) NewDatum(pkt *Packet) {
 	datum := new(Datum)
 	datum.seq_num = pkt.header_info.(*DataHeader).seq_num
+	datum.timestamp = pkt.timestamp
 	datum.data = pkt.cif.([]byte)
-
 	buffer.queued += 1
 	buffer.end.next = datum
 	buffer.end = datum
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func NewDatumLink(pkt *Packet) (*DatumLink) {
 	buffer := new(DatumLink)
 	root_datum := new(Datum)
 	root_datum.seq_num = pkt.header_info.(*DataHeader).seq_num
+	root_datum.timestamp = pkt.timestamp
 	root_datum.data = pkt.cif.([]byte)
 
 	buffer.root = root_datum
@@ -85,38 +86,51 @@ func (storage *DatumStorage) Expunge(output io.WriteCloser) (error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (buffer *DatumLink) InRange(new_seq_num uint32) (bool) {
+func (buffer *DatumLink) Holds(new_seq_num uint32) (bool) {
 	start := buffer.root.seq_num
 	end := buffer.end.seq_num
 	if new_seq_num == start || new_seq_num == end {
 		return true
 	}
-	if !((start < new_seq_num && new_seq_num - start < (1 << 30)) || (start > new_seq_num && start - new_seq_num  > (1 << 30))) {
-		return false
-	}
-	if !((new_seq_num < end && end - new_seq_num < (1 << 30)) || (new_seq_num > end && new_seq_num - end > (1 << 30))) {
+	if buffer.Before(new_seq_num) || buffer.After(new_seq_num) {
 		return false
 	}
 	return true
 }
 
+func (buffer *DatumLink) After(new_seq_num uint32) (bool) {
+	start := buffer.root.seq_num
+	if serial_less(new_seq_num, start, 31) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (buffer *DatumLink) Before(new_seq_num uint32) (bool) {
+	end := buffer.end.seq_num
+	if serial_less(end, new_seq_num, 31) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (storage *DatumStorage) NewDatum(pkt *Packet) {
 	new_pkt_num := pkt.header_info.(*DataHeader).seq_num
 	prev_num := (new_pkt_num - 1) % uint32(1 << 31)
 	if storage.main.end.seq_num == prev_num {
 		storage.main.NewDatum(pkt)
-	} else if storage.main.InRange(new_pkt_num) {
+	} else if storage.main.Holds(new_pkt_num) {
 		return
 	} else {
 		oldest := storage.main.root.seq_num
-		if (new_pkt_num < oldest && oldest - new_pkt_num < (1 << 30)) || (new_pkt_num > oldest && new_pkt_num - oldest > (1 << 30)) {
+		if serial_less(new_pkt_num, oldest, 31) {
 			return
 		}
 		for _, v := range storage.offshoots {
 			if v.end.seq_num == prev_num {
 				v.NewDatum(pkt)
 				return
-			} else if v.InRange(new_pkt_num) {
+			} else if v.Holds(new_pkt_num) {
 				return
 			}
 		}
@@ -131,10 +145,10 @@ func (buffer *DatumLink) Link(buffer_next *DatumLink) {
 	buffer.queued += buffer_next.queued
 }
 
-func check_append_serial_next(buffer *DatumLink, buffer_next *DatumLink) (bool) {
+func check_append_serial_next(buffer *DatumLink, buffer_next *DatumLink, curr_time uint32) (bool) {
 	seq_1 := buffer.end.seq_num
 	seq_2 := (seq_1 + 1) % uint32(math.Pow(2, 31))
-	if buffer_next.root.seq_num == seq_2 {
+	if buffer_next.root.seq_num == seq_2 || buffer.end.timestamp + 500000 < curr_time {
 		buffer.Link(buffer_next)
 		return true
 	}
@@ -159,12 +173,12 @@ func (storage *DatumStorage) GenNACKCIF() (*NACKCIF, bool) {
 	return cif, true
 }
 
-func (storage *DatumStorage) Relink() {
+func (storage *DatumStorage) Relink(curr_time uint32) {
 	sort.Sort(storage.offshoots)
 	buffer := storage.main
 	i := 0
 	for i < len(storage.offshoots) {
-		if check_append_serial_next(buffer, storage.offshoots[i]) {
+		if check_append_serial_next(buffer, storage.offshoots[i], curr_time) {
 			storage.offshoots = append(storage.offshoots[:i], storage.offshoots[i + 1:]...)
 		} else {
 			buffer = storage.offshoots[i]
@@ -173,3 +187,10 @@ func (storage *DatumStorage) Relink() {
 	}
 }
 
+func serial_less(a uint32, b uint32, bits int) (bool) {
+	if (a < b && b-a < (1 << (bits - 1))) || (a > b && a-b > (1 << (bits - 1))) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
diff --git a/srt/packet.go b/srt/packet.go
index 936a875..d958e0e 100644
--- a/srt/packet.go
+++ b/srt/packet.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package srt
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -144,10 +143,8 @@ func marshall_ctrl_packet(packet *Packet, header []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 func marshall_nack_cif(data *NACKCIF) ([]byte) {
-	fmt.Println("new NAK")
 	var loss_list_bytes []byte
 	for _, pkts := range data.lost_pkts {
-		fmt.Println(pkts)
 		if pkts.start == pkts.end {
 			curr_bytes := make([]byte, 4)
 			binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(curr_bytes, pkts.start)
diff --git a/srt/protocol.go b/srt/protocol.go
index 4522bda..819ab38 100644
--- a/srt/protocol.go
+++ b/srt/protocol.go
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func (agent *SRTManager) handle_data_storage(packet *Packet) {
 		agent.storage.NewDatum(packet)
 	}
 	if len(agent.storage.offshoots) != 0 {
-		agent.storage.Relink()
+		agent.storage.Relink(packet.timestamp)
 	}
 	agent.storage.Expunge(agent.output)
 }