Method and apparatus for remotely increasing available processing time at a wireless device while maintaining response delay time

摘要

A first wireless device includes a coding module that encodes packets and adds dummy data to a second packet. A first receiver (i) in response to transmission of a first packet, receives a first acknowledgement (ACK) signal, and (ii) in response to transmission of the second packet, receives a second ACK signal. Reception of the first ACK signal is delayed a first delay period from an end of the transmission of the first packet. Reception of the second ACK signal is delayed a second delay period from an end of the transmission of the dummy data. The coding module, prior to the transmission of the second packet and based on time to process the first and second packets at a second wireless device, determines the amount of dummy data to add to the second packet such that the first delay period is a same length as the second delay period.

主权项

1. A first wireless device comprising:
a coding module configured to encode a first packet and a second packet, wherein the coding module is configured to add an amount of dummy data to the second packet; a transmitter configured to transmit the first packet and the second packet to a second wireless device; and a first receiver configured to (i) in response to the transmission of the first packet to the second wireless device, receive a first acknowledgement signal from the second wireless device, and (ii) in response to the transmission of the second packet to the second wireless device, receive a second acknowledgement signal from the second wireless device, wherein
reception of the first acknowledgement signal at the receiver is delayed a first delay period from an end of the transmission of the first packet,reception of the second acknowledgement signal at the receiver is delayed a second delay period from an end of the transmission of the dummy data, andthe coding module is configured to, prior to the transmission of the second packet to the second wireless device and based on (i) a predetermined time to process the first packet at the second wireless device, and (ii) a predetermined time to process the second packet at the second wireless device, determine the amount of dummy data to add to the second packet such that a length of the first delay period is a same length as the second delay period.