USE OF BLOCK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT POLICY FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS
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1. A method comprising:
- transmitting, by an apparatus in a wireless network, a block acknowledgment request to another apparatus; and
receiving, from the another apparatus in response to the block acknowledgment request, a block acknowledgment response, the block acknowledgment response indicating whether the another apparatus supports data frames with fragmented payloads.
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Abstract
Various example embodiments are disclosed herein. According to an example embodiment, a technique may include receiving, via a wireless network, a frame indicating whether or not regular acknowledgements may be used (or alternatively indicating whether or not data frames with fragmented payloads may be used), in addition to block acknowledgements. In example embodiments, an Add Block Acknowledgement (ADDBA) response frame or a block Acknowledgement may be received indicating whether or not regular acknowledgements may be used to acknowledge receipt of data frames, or alternatively, indicating whether or not data frames with fragmented payloads may be transmitted.
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting, by an apparatus in a wireless network, a block acknowledgment request to another apparatus; and receiving, from the another apparatus in response to the block acknowledgment request, a block acknowledgment response, the block acknowledgment response indicating whether the another apparatus supports data frames with fragmented payloads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; transmit a block acknowledgment request to another apparatus via a wireless network; and receive, from the another apparatus in response to the block acknowledgment request, a block acknowledgment response, the block acknowledgment response indicating whether the another apparatus supports data frames with fragmented payloads. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving, by an apparatus in a wireless network, a block acknowledgment request from another apparatus; and transmitting, to the another apparatus in response to the block acknowledgment request, a block acknowledgment response, the block acknowledgment response indicating whether the apparatus supports data frames with fragmented payloads. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; receive a block acknowledgment request from another apparatus via a wireless network; and transmit, to the another apparatus in response to the block acknowledgment request, a block acknowledgment response, the block acknowledgment response indicating whether the apparatus supports data frames with fragmented payloads. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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