Patent ID: 8665878

Claim:
A device, comprising: a receiver for receiving a sequence of DATA frames from a second device; a transmitter for sending wireless signals toward the second device; a processor programmed to provide an acknowledgement frame to the transmitter for transmission toward the second device, the acknowledgement frame associated with a DATA frame of the sequence of DATA frames that is received from the second device, the acknowledgment frame comprising an acknowledgement sequence number that refers to the received DATA frame of the sequence of DATA frames, the received DATA frame having an associated sequence number that matches the acknowledgement sequence number, and a count of contiguous DATA frames within the sequence of DATA frames that have been received at the device, wherein the count overlaps the DATA frame having an associated sequence number that matches the acknowledgement sequence number; wherein the acknowledgment frame implies receipt at the device of the DATA frame having an associated sequence number that matches the acknowledgement sequence number, and at least one other DATA frame within the sequence of DATA frames that corresponds to the count of contiguous DATA frames.