Retransmission control method
US5896402A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/6377
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A highly efficient retransmission control method is achieved by preventing the order of data from being changed by one revolution of a modulo without adding extra overhead. The transmitting side continues to continuously transmit frames assigned frame numbers circulating by a modulo M to the receiving side. Upon detecting an error in the received frame, the receiving side returns a reject provided with the frame number of the frame. The transmitting side retransmits the frame to the receiving side in response to the reject. In a case where such retransmission control is carried out, the maximum number of times Nr a reject of the same frame is returnable is previously determined. The receiving side discontinues the return of the reject of the same frame until the number of times of the return exceeds the maximum number of times Nr. Consequently, the return of the reject of the same frame can be discontinued before the modulo of the frame number revolves once. As a result, it is possible to prevent the order of data from being changed by one revolution of the modulo.
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