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### Sending ACK Frames

An endpoint MUST NOT send more than one packet containing only an ACK frame per
received non ACK-eliciting packet(ie: one containing only ACK or PADDING frames).
An endpoint MUST NOT send a packet containing only an ACK frame in response to a
non ACK-eliciting packet, even if there are packet gaps which precede the
received packet. This prevents an indefinite feedback loop of ACKs, which may
prevent the connection from ever becoming idle. The endpoint MUST however
acknowledge non ACK-eliciting packets when sending ACK frames in response to
other packets.
received non ACK-eliciting packet(ie: one containing only ACK and/or PADDING
frames). An endpoint MUST NOT send a packet containing only an ACK frame in
response to a non ACK-eliciting packet, even if there are packet gaps which
precede the received packet. This prevents an indefinite feedback loop of ACKs,
which may prevent the connection from ever becoming idle. The endpoint MUST
however acknowledge non ACK-eliciting packets when sending ACK frames in
response to other packets.

Packets containing PADDING frames are considered to be in flight for congestion
control purposes {{QUIC-RECOVERY}}. Sending only PADDING frames might cause the
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