COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES USING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL

A first communication device may communicate wirelessly with a second communication device. The first communication device may include a wireless communication integrated circuit (IC) configured to (i) receive application data from an application controller, (ii) encapsulate the application data in data packets, and (iii) use an antenna to transmit the data packets. In some embodiments, the first and second communication devices may agree on a length of connection intervals, and the first communication device may transmit two or more of the data packets to the second communication device during each of one or more of the connection intervals. In some embodiments, during periods when there is no application data to encapsulate and transmit to the second communication device, the first communication device may transmit a message to the second communication device, and transmitting the message may keep a wireless link between the first and second communication devices active.