Rrc aware tcp retransmissions

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a transmitter configured to transmit, by a user equipment (UE), a packet to a network entity, while the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) connected mode;
• means for determining an acknowledgment (ACK) is absent for the transmitted packet;
• and
• wherein the means for determining is further configured to determine to retransmit the packet based at least on whether the UE is in the RRC connected mode or on a type of the packet, upon determining the ACK is absent.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
• transmit, by a user equipment (UE), a packet to a network entity, while the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) connected mode;
• determine an acknowledgment (ACK) is absent for the transmitted packet;
• and
• determine to retransmit the packet based at least on whether the UE is in the RRC connected mode or on a type of the packet, upon determining the ACK is absent.

A computer-readable medium storing computer executable code for wireless communication, comprising code for:

• transmitting, by a user equipment (UE), a packet to a network entity, while the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) connected mode;
• determining an acknowledgment (ACK) is absent for the transmitted packet;
• and
• determining to retransmit the packet based at least on whether the UE is in the RRC connected mode or on a type of the packet, upon determining the ACK is absent.