System and method for variable length aggregate acknowledgements in a shared resource network
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsNaveen Kakani, Srinivas Sreemanthula, Yousuf Saifullah
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Abstract
A system and method for producing a variable length aggregate acknowledgment frame in a shared resource network is provided. A plurality of frames is received, and receipt status information regarding the plurality of frames is generated. An aggregate acknowledgment frame comprising an acknowledgment information field containing the receipt status information is produced. A length of the receipt status information is dependent on a number of the plurality of frames.
Claims30
A method of generating frame acknowledgement information, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of frames;
- generating receipt status information regarding the plurality of frames;
- and
- producing an aggregate acknowledgment frame comprising an acknowledgment information field containing the receipt status information, wherein a length of the receipt status information is dependent on a number of the plurality of frames.
A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for execution by a computer system, the computer-executable instructions for performing a method of generating frame acknowledgment information, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
- first instructions that receive a plurality of frames;
- second instructions that generate receipt status information regarding the plurality of frames;
- and
- third instructions that produce an aggregate acknowledgment frame comprising an acknowledgment information field that includes the receipt status information, wherein a length of the receipt status information is dependent on a number of the plurality of frames.
A device adapted to perform communications in a shared resource network, comprising:
- a memory adapted to store a plurality of frames;
- and
- a processing unit adapted to generate receipt status information regarding the plurality of frames, and produce an aggregate acknowledgement frame comprising an acknowledgment information field that includes the receipt status information, wherein a length of the receipt status information is dependent on a number of the plurality of frames.
A device adapted to generate frame acknowledgment information, comprising:
- means for receiving a plurality of frames;
- means for generating receipt status information regarding the plurality of frames;
- and
- means for producing an aggregate acknowledgment frame comprising an acknowledgment information field containing the receipt status information, wherein a length of the receipt status information is dependent on a number of the plurality of frames.
A system for data transmission, comprising:
- a transmitter station comprising a shared resource interface, wherein the transmitter station generates a plurality of frames and transmits the plurality of frames on a shared resource medium by the shared resource interface;
- and
- a receiver station comprising a shared resource interface that receives the plurality of frames, generates receipt status information regarding the plurality of frames, and produces an aggregate acknowledgment frame comprising an acknowledgment information field containing the receipt status information, wherein a length of the receipt status information is dependent on a number of the plurality of frames.
A memory for storing data for access by a program being executed on a data processing system, comprising:
- a data structure stored in the memory including information for verifying receipt of a plurality of frames, the data structure including:
- receipt status information regarding a plurality of frames, wherein the receipt status information is of a length that depends on a number of the plurality of frames;
- and
- an aggregate acknowledgment frame comprising an acknowledgement information field containing the receipt status information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.