Method for minimizing the number of data packets required for retransmission in a two-way communication system
US6570843B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2001/0093
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided that reduces the total number of retransmitted packets required for retransmission from a transmitter to a receiver, the transmitter having already transmitted over a forward channel N number of packets to the receiver, and the receiver having already reported over a back channel to the transmitter information regarding which of the N packets were successfully received. Another method is provided that accounts for the likelihood that some of the retransmitted packets may be lost on retransmission, and thus increases the number of retransmitted packets accordingly.
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