MANAGEMENT OF TCP/IP MESSAGING IN WIRELESS NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining whether a data unit is at least one of a first data type and a second data type; and
delaying the transmission of data of the first data type until an air-link connection is established for the transmission of data of the second data.
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Abstract
Some implementations of the present invention provide mechanisms for gating the transmission of FIN and other short overhead messages of the like in order to improve spectral efficiency. In some implementations spectral efficiency is improved by reducing the number of air-link connections established to merely transmit FIN and other short overhead messages of the like. In one implementation FIN messages are buffered in a queue and transmitted when an air-link connection is established to transmit higher value messages. In one implementation FIN messages are buffered and transmitted when the contents of the buffer breach a threshold that justifies the establishment of an air-link connection to transmit the contents of the buffer.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining whether a data unit is at least one of a first data type and a second data type; and delaying the transmission of data of the first data type until an air-link connection is established for the transmission of data of the second data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product for managing air-link connections that when executed cause an apparatus to:
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determine whether a data unit is at least one of a first data type and a second data type; and delay the transmission of data of the first data type until an air-link connection is established for the transmission of data of the second data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 57)
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39. An apparatus comprising:
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means for determining whether a data unit is at least one of a first data type and a second data type; and means for delaying the transmission of data of the first data type until an air-link connection is established for the transmission of data of the second data. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 54, 55, 56)
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58. An apparatus comprising:
a controller configured to determine whether a data unit is at least one of a first data type and a second data type, delay the transmission of data of the first data type until an air-link connection is established for the transmission of data of the second data. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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