Communication method enabling use of both a normal acknowledgement scheme and a block acknowledgement scheme
US7734978B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W28/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A receiver capable of switching between a NormalAck scheme that includes an acknowledgement for a single frame in one frame and a BlockAck scheme that includes an acknowledgement for a plurality of frames in one frame. The receiver regards the use of the BlockAck scheme to have been terminated and releases resource being used for the BlockAck scheme and switches to the NormalAck scheme if a data frame requesting the BlockAck scheme is not received within a predetermined period regardless of whether the receiving station has or has not received a data frame requesting the NormalAck scheme.
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