Combined reliable and unreliable data transmission

A method, comprising:

• establishing a wireless connection between a first wireless device and a second wireless device, wherein one or more connection events are associated with the wireless connection;
• generating, at the first wireless device, a plurality of data portions;
• generating, at the first wireless device, a plurality of payload packets, wherein each of the plurality of payload packets comprises one of the data portions;
• generating, at the first wireless device, an acknowledgement packet, wherein the acknowledgement packet includes acknowledgement information indicating that an acknowledgement is required;
• transmitting the plurality of payload packets from the first wireless device to the second wireless device;
• transmitting the acknowledgement packet from the first wireless device to the second wireless device after transmitting the plurality of payload packets, wherein the plurality of payload packets and the acknowledgement packet are exchanged through a single messaging path, and wherein the plurality of payload packets and the acknowledgement packet are transmitted during a first connection event;
• receiving, at the first wireless device, an acknowledgement response packet from the second wireless device during a second connection event, wherein the acknowledgement response packet is responsive to the acknowledgement information, and wherein the acknowledgement response packet comprises a received packet listing;
• identifying, at the first wireless device, one or more failed data packets based on the received packet listing;
• and
• transmitting the one or more failed data packets from the first wireless device to the second wireless device.

A wireless device, comprising:

• a wireless communication interface configured to transmit and receive payload packets and acknowledgement packets through a single messaging path, wherein each acknowledgement packet includes acknowledgement information indicating that an acknowledgement is required, and wherein each payload packet does not require an acknowledgement before an additional payload packet may be transmitted;
• a memory configured to store wireless instructions;
• a processing unit configured to execute the wireless instructions to establish a wireless connection between the wireless device and a second wireless device, wherein one or more connection events are associated with the wireless connection, to generate a plurality of data portions, to generate a plurality of payload packets, wherein each of the plurality of payload packets comprises one of the data portions, to generate an acknowledgement packet, to transmit the plurality of payload packets to the second wireless device, to transmit the acknowledgement packet to the second wireless device after transmitting the plurality of payload packets, wherein the plurality of payload packets and the acknowledgement packet are transmitted during a first connection event, to receive an acknowledgement response packet from the second wireless device during a second connection event, wherein the acknowledgement response packet is responsive to the acknowledgement information, and wherein the acknowledgement response packet comprises a received packet listing, to identify one or more failed data packets based on the received packet listing, and to transmit the one or more failed data packets from the first wireless device to the second wireless device.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• establishing a wireless connection between a first wireless device and a second wireless device, wherein one or more connection events are associated with the wireless connection;
• generating a plurality of data portions;
• generating a plurality of payload packets, wherein each of the plurality of payload packets comprises one of the data portions;
• generating an acknowledgement packet, wherein the acknowledgement packet includes acknowledgement information indicating that an acknowledgement is required;
• providing the plurality of payload packets to be transmitted from the first wireless device to the second wireless device;
• providing an acknowledgement packet to be transmitted from the first wireless device to the second wireless device after transmitting the plurality of payload packets, wherein the plurality of payload packets and the acknowledgement packet are exchanged through a single messaging path, and wherein the plurality of payload packets and the acknowledgement packet are transmitted during a first connection event;
• receiving an acknowledgement response packet from the second wireless device during a second connection event, wherein the acknowledgement response packet is responsive to the acknowledgement information, and wherein the acknowledgement response packet comprises a received packet listing;
• identifying one or more failed data packets based on the received packet listing;
• and
• providing the one or more failed data packets to be transmitted from the first wireless device to the second wireless device.