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Multi-carrier radio link protocol supervision in a radio communication system

US7936664B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 7, 2006
Grant dateMay 3, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/0057
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided for facilitating efficient usage of radio capacity in a radio communication system including a communication station operable to receive, over a plurality of subchannels of the radio communication system. In this regard, the packet-formatted data has an overall sequence, and is divided into a plurality of portions receivable by the communication station over respective subchannels, where each portion has a respective link sequence. The method includes detecting missing packet-formatted data at the communication station based upon the overall sequence or at least one of the link sequences. Then, when the missing packet-formatted data is detected based upon the overall sequence, a time period is timed, and when the communication station fails to receive the missing packet-formatted data before the step of timing times out, retransmission of the missing packet-formatted data is requested.

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