Relay for extended range point-to-point wireless packetized data communication system
US7974229B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W74/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A limited acknowledgement-based communication methodology increases the throughput efficiency of a relay-based, extended range, wireless packetized data transmissions to a data-reception site from a data-sourcing site, geographically remote with respect to the data-reception site. Rather than return an acknowledgement for each received packet, the data-reception site returns an acknowledgement only after receipt of a group of packets. When returning an acknowledgement, the data-reception site identifies which packets of the group were not successfully received. Missing packets may be retransmitted by the data-sourcing transmitter either immediately, or in response to a subsequent poll.
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