Apparatus, and associated method, for selecting retransmission of packet data
US6317854A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/1887
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, and an associated method, for scheduling when to retransmit a packet of data in a packet data communication system. Data is scheduled to be retransmitted according to a retransmission probability in the absence of a feedback acknowledgment indicating successful transmission of the packet of data. In one implementation, the apparatus forms a portion of a mobile terminal operable in a BRAN (Broadband Radio Access Network). Data throughput rates are increased by selecting retransmission of a packet of data is made with a retransmission probability if no feedback acknowledgment indicating successful indication of the packet of data has been completed.
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