Method for in-place, lightweight Ack promotion in a wireless network environment
US7688842B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/1841
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for in-place, lightweight Ack packet promotion in a wireless network environment is provided. The method includes receiving a new Ack packet via a wireless network; searching through a transmit queue for an old Ack packet that corresponds to the new Ack packet; and replacing the data in a number field, a checksum field, a window size field, and a timestamp options field of the old Ack packet with data in a number field, a checksum field, a window size field, and a timestamp options field of the new Ack packet.
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