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Clarify when and what to ACK #739

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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion draft-ietf-quic-transport.md
Expand Up @@ -2361,7 +2361,8 @@ containing the packet number of the received packet.
To avoid creating an indefinite feedback loop, an endpoint MUST NOT send an
ACK frame in response to a packet containing only ACK or PADDING frames, even
if there are packet gaps which precede the received packet. The endpoint MUST
ack packets containing only ACK or PADDING frames in the next sent ACK frame.
acknowledge packets containing only ACK or PADDING frames in the next ACK frame
that it sends.

Strategies and implications of the frequency of generating acknowledgments are
discussed in more detail in {{QUIC-RECOVERY}}.
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