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Retransmission protocol for wireless communications

US5444718A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 1993
Grant dateAug 22, 1995
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/324
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The throughput of a radio transmission link is enhanced by arranging a transmitter of data packets so that it responds to the transmission window closing by repeatedly retransmitting all unacknowledged data packets and doing so until the window reopens or a receiver status message acknowledges receipt of a retransmitted data packet.

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