Patent ID: 9705621
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: H04J,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for performing communication between a user equipment device and a network apparatus, comprising: the network apparatus transmitting data blocks to the user equipment device, wherein the data blocks comprise packet data units (PDUs); the network apparatus transmitting a plurality of polling messages to request that the user equipment device acknowledge receipt of the transmitted data blocks, wherein the plurality of polling messages are sent according to a variable length polling interval, wherein the polling interval is the time between polling messages, wherein the polling interval is set responsive to at least one parameter of the data blocks transmitted from the network apparatus; and the network apparatus receiving from the user equipment device at least one acknowledgement message acknowledging receipt of one or more of the transmitted data blocks, the at least one acknowledgement message being responsive to a particular one of the plurality of polling messages; wherein transmitting the plurality of polling messages comprises: