Patent ID: 11902207
Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. An apparatus comprising:
a memory configured to store instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the instructions cause the processor to be configured to:
send a data packet in a transmission burst of packets to a transceiver, wherein the data packet is configured according to a transmission control protocol (TCP);
determine a first condition that causes the transceiver to delay sending an ACK packet in accordance with a delayed ACK protocol, wherein determining the first condition comprises determining that the transmission burst of packets comprises an odd number of packets, or an even number of packets;
in response to determining the first condition, triggering r the transceiver to send the ACK packet according to the delayed ACK protocol by sending a dummy packet or a duplicate of the data packet in the transmission burst of packets; and
receive the ACK packet from the transceiver before a timing out of the transceiver according to the delayed ACK protocol.