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Delayed Acknowledgement Timer

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[The TCP chimney offload feature is deprecated and should not be used.]

The count of the delayed acknowledgement (ACK) timer is not preserved across initiate offload and terminate offload operations.

Before offloading a TCP connection, the host stack stops its delayed ACK timer and sends any acknowledgements that need to be sent.

Before terminating the offload of a TCP connection, an offload target stops its delayed ACK timer and sends any acknowledgements that need to be sent.