Patent ID: 8270437
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a responder for acknowledging frames in an aggregation comprising: receiving an aggregation from an originator, the aggregation comprising a plurality of media-access control layer (MAC) frames and an aggregation header frame that identifies the originator; checking the integrity of the MAC frames using integrity checking portions to determine which of the MAC frames were received properly; when none of the MAC frames of the aggregation are received properly, the method further comprises: identifying the originator from the aggregation header frame; and transmitting a block acknowledge (BA) to the originator, the BA indicating that none of the MAC frames were received properly, wherein the aggregation header frame includes an integrity checking portion for use in performing an integrity check on the a aggregation header frame prior to identifying the originator from the aggregation header frame when none of the MAC frames are received properly.