Method and apparatus for delayed recovery for block acknowledgement bursting in a wireless network

摘要

A minimum block acknowledgement (BA) window size is calculated for use during a BA transaction based on the processing delay of an originator device. The actual BA window size that is used during the BA transaction is not allowed to fall below the minimum value. The actual BA window size is determined as a function of the receive buffer size of a recipient device involved in the BA transaction.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
initiating a block acknowledgement (BA) transaction between an originator device and a recipient device; calculating a minimum BA window size for said BA transaction based in part on a processing delay of said originator device, a data bit transfer rate in a channel from said originator device to said recipient device and an average size of data frames transmitted in said channel; calculating an actual BA window size to use during said BA transaction as a function of a receive buffer size associated with said recipient device, said receive buffer size being a multiple of said minimum BA window size for said BA transaction; and deleting the BA transaction when said receive buffer size associated with said recipient device is less than the minimum BA window size.