Communication system and method employing automatic repeat request
US7185256B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W52/54
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication system and method includes the steps of: a) transmitting an ACK signal indicating a received packet includes no error or a NACK signal indicating the received packet includes error from a reception end to a transmission end, and performing automatic repeat request; b) obtaining reliability of the received packet when demodulating it at the reception end; and c) reporting from the reception end to the transmission end the reliability of the received packet utilizing the ACK/NACK signal by using not less than three levels.
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