Dynamically resizing aggregation windows based on network congestion feedback from mixed types of traffic in a wireless network

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing source code that, when executed by a processor, performs a method load for on a Wi-Fi device connected to a data communication network for dynamically resizing aggregation windows based on network congestion feedback the method comprising the steps of:

• transmitting aggregated data packets, the aggregated data packets having a data field of varying size;
• receiving feedback indicative of a level of network congestion on the data communication network;
• determining that that the network congestion level exceeds a predetermined threshold;
• correlating the network congestion level to an optimal data field size for the aggregated data packets;
• configure a MAC layer for the optimal data field size;
• and
• transmitting subsequent aggregated data packets using the optimal data field size.

A Wi-Fi device connected to a data communication network for dynamically resizing aggregation windows based on network congestion feedback, the Wi-Fi device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory, storing:
• a first module to transmit aggregated data packets, the aggregated data packets having a data field of varying size;
• a second module to receive feedback indicative of a level of network congestion on the data communication network;
• a third module to determine that that the network congestion level exceeds a predetermined threshold;
• a fourth module to correlate the network congestion level to an optimal data field size for the aggregated data packets;
• and
• a fifth module to configure a MAC layer for the optimal data field size,
• wherein the first module transmits subsequent aggregated data packets using the optimal data field size.