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A method (1200) is provided for allowing delayed acknowledgement in a local wireless transceiver. In this method the local transceiver (324) receives n data frames (1000) from a remote wireless transceiver (322), each data frame (1000) including a set of acknowledgement policy bits, which indicate a

A method (1200) is provided for allowing delayed acknowledgement in a local wireless transceiver. In this method the local transceiver (324) receives n data frames (1000) from a remote wireless transceiver (322), each data frame (1000) including a set of acknowledgement policy bits, which indicate a desired acknowledgement policy for the respective data frame (1000). The first (n--1) data frames (811-814) indicate an acknowledgement policy of delayed acknowledgement with no acknowledgement requested, while the final data frame (815) indicates an acknowledgement policy of delayed acknowledgement with acknowledgement requested. In response to the acknowledgement policy of the last data frame (815), the local transceiver (324) sends a delayed acknowledgement response frame (1135) to the remote wireless transceiver (322). This delayed acknowledgement response frame (1135) includes frame identifiers for the first (n-1) data frames (811-814), but does not include a frame identifier for the last data frame (815).

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for providing delayed acknowledgement in a local wireless transceiver, comprising: receiving a first data frame from a remote wireless transceiver, the first data frame including a first set of acknowledgement policy bits, which indicate that the first data frame has

What is claimed is: 1. A method for providing delayed acknowledgement in a local wireless transceiver, comprising: receiving a first data frame from a remote wireless transceiver, the first data frame including a first set of acknowledgement policy bits, which indicate that the first data frame has a first desired acknowledgment policy of delayed acknowledgement with acknowledgement requested; sending a first delayed acknowledgement response frame to the remote wireless transceiver after receiving the first data frame; receiving second through (n-1)th data frames from a remote wireless transceiver, the second through (n-1)th data frames including second through (n-1)th acknowledgement policy bits, respectively, which indicate that the second through (n-1)th data frames have second through (n-1)th desired acknowledgement policies of delayed acknowledgement with no acknowledgement requested; receiving an nth data frame from a remote wireless transceiver, the nth data frame including an nth set of acknowledgement policy bits, which indicate that the nth data frame has an nth desired acknowledgement policy of delayed acknowledgement with acknowledgement requested; and sending a second delayed acknowledgement response frame to the remote wireless transceiver after receiving the nth data frame, wherein the first delayed acknowledgement response frame does not include a first frame identifier identifying the first data frame, wherein the second delayed acknowledgement response frame includes second through (n-1)th frame identifiers, identifying the second through (n-1)th data frames, respectively, and wherein the second delayed acknowledgement response frame does not include an nth frame identifier identifying the nth data frame. 2. A method for providing delayed acknowledgement in a local wireless transceiver, as recited in claim 1, wherein the second through (n-1)th frame identifiers are media access controller protocol data unit identifiers. 3. A method for providing delayed acknowledgement in a local wireless transceiver, as recited in claim 1, wherein the second through (n-1)th frames are fragmented frames and the second through (n-1)th frame identifiers each include fragment identifiers for their respective frame. 4. A method for providing delayed acknowledgement in a local wireless transceiver, as recited in claim 1, wherein the first delayed acknowledgement response frame is sent during a first short inter-frame space during the first data frame, and wherein the second delayed acknowledgement response frame is sent during an nth short inter-frame space during the nth data frame. 5. A method for providing delayed acknowledgement in a local wireless transceiver, as recited in claim 1, wherein the first delayed acknowledgement response frame further includes first delayed acknowledgement parameters that define a first delayed acknowledgement policy, and wherein the second delayed acknowledgement response frame further includes second delayed acknowledgement parameters that define a second delayed acknowledgement policy. 6. A method for providing delayed acknowledgement in a local wireless transceiver, as recited in claim 5, wherein the first and second delayed acknowledgement policies are the same. 7. A method for providing delayed acknowledgement in a local wireless transceiver, as recited in claim 5, wherein the first delayed acknowledgement parameters include at least one of: a first maximum number of allowable frames of a maximum frame size for acknowledgement in the second delayed acknowledgement response frame, and a second maximum number of allowable frames regardless of frame size that may be acknowledged in the second delayed acknowledgement response frame. 8. A method for providing delayed acknowledgement in a local wireless transceiver, as recited in claim 7, wherein the second delayed acknowledgement parameters include at least one of: a third maximum number of allowable frames of the maximum frame size for acknowledgement in a third delayed acknowledgement response frame, and a fourth maximum number of allowable frames regardless of frame size that may be acknowledged in the third delayed acknowledgement response frame. 9. A method for providing delayed acknowledgement in a local wireless transceiver, as recited in claim 1, wherein the method is implemented in an ultra wideband device. 10. A method for providing delayed acknowledgement in a local wireless transceiver, as recited in claim 1, wherein the method is implemented in an integrated circuit.