Method and apparatus for selective acknowledgement
US8341478B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/1809
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention pertains to the field of data communications and is directed to providing ways and means for flexible receipt reporting. A transceiving unit (1) is operated (61) to receive at least one sequence of data blocks (9) where the data blocks each have a respective sequence number (31). The receipt of the data blocks is monitored (63) to establish whether the data blocks have been successfully received or not. A receipt report is selectively generated (65) based at least in part on the performed monitoring. The receipt report includes at least one data part in accordance with a predetermined data format, which includes at least a first data portion (41) with information (BSN_NACK) identifying a sequence number of one data block in the sequence that has not been successfully received and a second data portion (43) with information (BSN_MAP) on whether or not successful receipt has been achieved for a number of data blocks in the sequence having sequence numbers following directly after the identified sequence number. The receipt report is provided in a generated data block (11) that is transmitted from the transceiving unit (1). The invention is applicable to all form…
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