Patent ID: 8381058

Claim:
A method of transmitting a data sequence between a sender and a receiver over a wireless link, the data sequence being segmented into a plurality of data segments, the method comprising, for each data segment: at the sender: a) constructing a frame containing as payload the data segment; and b) transmitting the frame across the wireless link; at the receiver: c) receiving the frame, d) determining whether or not the frame contains an error, and sending an acknowledgement or non-acknowledgement accordingly to the sender, e) starting a timer, and if the timer expires prior to receipt of a subsequent or retransmitted frame, retransmitting said acknowledgement or non-acknowledgement, f) repeating set e) at least up to a predefined number of transmissions; and at the sender: g) receiving an acknowledgement or non-acknowledgement from said receiver for the frame, and only upon receipt of such acknowledgement or non-acknowledgement, retransmitting the frame or transmitting a further frame containing as payload the next data segment.