packet_nak

Name

packet_nak -- Negative acknowledgement; a network packet has been lost.

Parameter Format

The following table shows how the command is encoded for network transmission:

TypeNameDescription
uint8id = 8The command byte that identifies this command.
uint32packet_idThe ID of the packet to be negatively acknowledged.

Description

This command is used to acknowledge the failure to receive a command packet. It is a request that the other party resends the packet in question.

It is not exposed in the reference API, but instead handled under the hood for the application programmer.