US 12,088,529 B2
Methods and apparatus for transmitting data in communications networks
Volkan Sevindik, Parker, CO (US)
Assigned to Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Nov. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/520,247.
Prior Publication US 2023/0142266 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 5/0055 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communications method comprising:
establishing a first Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) session between a wireless base station and a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS);
receiving via the first TCP session at the CMTS a first set of TCP data packets from a cable modem located on a communications path between the wireless base station and the CMTS, said first set of TCP data packets having been sent by the wireless base station;
determining, by the CMTS, whether to send an Acknowledgement (ACK) message or a Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) message to the wireless base station for the entire first set of TCP data packets based on verifying a subset of TCP data packets of the first set of TCP data packets; and
dynamically changing a percentage of received TCP data packets of a received set of TCP data packets to be verified at the CMTS for the first TCP session in response to receiving updated ACK/NACK verification frequency information from the wireless base station.