Merge pull request #220 from quicwg/ianswett-immediate-ack-pto

Immediate ACKs are good for PTO
quicwg · Sep 9, 2023 · bcc5624 · bcc5624
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diff --git a/draft-ietf-quic-ack-frequency.md b/draft-ietf-quic-ack-frequency.md
@@ -455,6 +455,10 @@ will wait 'max_ack_delay', increasing the chances of a premature PTO.
 Therefore, if Ignore Order is enabled, the PTO MUST be larger than the peer's
 'max_ack_delay'.
 
+When sending PTO packets, one can include an IMMEDIATE_ACK frame to elicit an
+immediate acknowledgement. This avoids waiting the ack delay for
+acknowledgements of PTO packets, reducing tail latency and allowing the sender
+to exclude the peer's 'max_ack_delay' from subsequent PTO calculations.
 
 # Determining Acknowledgement Frequency {#implementation}