Patent ID: 6542931
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
In a system having a transmitter which transmits a plurality of packets to a receiver, each of the packets containing a header, a method of providing sparse feedback from the receiver to the transmitter indicating receipt of a packet having a header to be used as reference header, comprising:transmitting from the transmitter to the receiver a packet having a header to be used as a reference header; receiving in the receiver said packet having the reference header and in response providing feedback from the receiver to the transmitter indicating receipt of said packet having the reference header; and waiting a predetermined period of time before providing another feedback in response to another packet having the reference header to permit receipt of information in the receiver indicating that the transmitter received said feedback, wherein said information received in the receiver includes information transmitted by the transmitter indicating that the transmitter has altered its behavior based on receipt of said feedback.