Packeting timeout spoofing in a wireless data communications network

An apparatus for avoiding a packet resend in a wireless data communications network, the apparatus comprising:

• a first endpoint unit connected between a sending unit and a receiving unit;
• the first endpoint unit further comprising:
• a monitor component to monitor acknowledgment message traffic between the sending unit and the receiving unit;
• and
• a filter unit to prevent forwarding of a duplicate acknowledgment message to the sending unit until a predefined condition is met;
• and
• a second endpoint unit connected between the sending unit and the receiving unit;
• the second endpoint unit further comprising:
• a monitor component to monitor acknowledgment message traffic between the sending unit and the receiving unit;
• and
• a filter unit to prevent forwarding of a duplicate acknowledgment message to the sending unit until a predefined condition is met.