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Communication device and method for determining the signal quality of communication resources in a communication system

US6553017B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 1999
Grant dateApr 22, 2003
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W28/22
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication device (100) receives a first portion of an information packet via a primary communication resource (102). During a time period otherwise allocated for receiving a second portion of the information packet, the communication device (100) determines the signal quality of one or more other communication resources. The communication device then requests retransmission of the second portion of the information packet.

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