Transmission control protocol (TCP) acknowledgement (ACK) packet suppression

• Main Authors: Weinrib, Uri, Shani, Oren, Gilboa, Ben
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.12.2022
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

Systems and methods for Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) acknowledgement (ACK) packet suppression are described. In various implementations, these systems and methods may be applicable to low-power communications. For example, a method may include receive a transport packet at a transport layer; de-encapsulating the transport packet using a transport protocol to identify a security packet; communicating the security packet to a security layer by the transport layer; communicating an acknowledgement signal to the transport layer from the security layer in response to receiving the security packet; suppressing an acknowledgement packet at the transport layer in response to receiving the acknowledgement signal; adding an acknowledgment indication to a next data packet to be sent after the suppress action; and sending the next data packet.