Link-specific block acknowledgment for multi-link communication
US11984984B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W80/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device that communicates frames is described. During operation, the electronic device may transmit the frames addressed to a recipient electronic device and associated with multiple links between the electronic device and the recipient electronic device. Then, the electronic device may receive block acknowledgments for at least a subset of the frames, where a given block acknowledgment is associated with the recipient electronic device and indicates received frames on a given link in the links. Moreover, the electronic device may control an amount of traffic conveyed on the links based at least in part on the block acknowledgments. Next, the electronic device may store a remainder of the frames based at least in part on the block acknowledgments, where the frames include the subset of the frames and the remainder of the frames. Note that the frames may have a common traffic identifier.
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