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- Patent Title: LWIP (LTE/WLAN radio level integration using IPSEC tunnel) packet acknowledgement using GRE (generic routing encapsulation) header
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Application No.: US16976969Application Date: 2017-11-16
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Publication No.: US11375558B2Publication Date: 2022-06-28
- Inventor: Jerome Parron , Alexander Sirotkin
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC
- International Application: PCT/US2017/061936 WO 20171116
- International Announcement: WO2018/102138 WO 20180607
- Main IPC: H04W76/12
- IPC: H04W76/12 ; H04L1/16 ; H04L1/18 ; H04L12/46 ; H04L9/40 ; H04W84/12

Abstract:
Techniques discussed herein can facilitate acknowledgment and/or re-ordering of LWIPEP (LWIP (LTE (Long Term Evolution)/WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) Radio Level Integration Using IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) Tunnel) Encapsulation Protocol) packets. In various aspects employing a LWIP acknowledgment mode, LWIPEP packets can comprise an enhanced GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation) header comprising a SN (Sequence Number) of the payload of that LWIPEP packet, which can facilitate acknowledgment of LWIPEP packets and re-ordering of LWIPEP packets (e.g., communicated over a WLAN link, an LTE link, or both) based on the SN(s) indicated in the enhanced GRE header(s).
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