Medium access control message acknowledgment system and method of operation thereof
US6546001B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/1874
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is disclosed for use in a wireless communications device, a medium access control (MAC) message acknowledgment system for acknowledging MAC messages transmitted in an RF control channel between the wireless communications device and a remote communications unit. The MAC message acknowledgment system comprises a control processor capable of receiving an outbound MAC message unit from a MAC layer device in the wireless communications device and attaching a header to the outbound MAC message unit to thereby form an outbound MAC message suitable for transmission to the remote communications unit, the header comprising logic bits identifying the outbound MAC message unit to the remote communications device to thereby enable the remote communications unit to acknowledge receipt of the outbound MAC message.
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