Method and apparatus for controlling a transport format of a retransmission
US7783949B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/1803
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for transmitting data packets from a mobile terminal to a base station using a hybrid automatic repeat request protocol and soft combining of received data. Further, the present invention provides a base station and a mobile terminal both adapted to perform the respective method steps. Moreover, a communication system is provided which comprises at least one base station and at least one mobile terminal. The present invention also provides a computer-readable medium for storing instructions that, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to transmit data packets from a mobile terminal to a base station using a hybrid automatic repeat request protocol and soft combining of received data. In order to restrict the interference caused by retransmissions, the present invention suggests controlling the amount of information in the retransmissions and thus the transmission power required for their transmission by TFCS restriction.
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