Use of previously buffered state information to decode in an hybrid automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) transmission mode
US8948216B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/1845
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In the various embodiments, decoders, methods, systems and devices exploit state information associated with transmitted packets to facilitate decoding operations. Specifically, in at least some embodiments, packets are received by a receiver. If the packet is unable to be decoded because of corruption, state information associated with that packet is buffered at the receiver and used for subsequent decoding. A retransmitted packet is then received, checked for corruption and, if not corrupted, is decoded leveraging the previously-buffered state information associated with the corrupted packet. In an event that one or more retransmitted packets are corrupted, this process can be repeated a number of times.
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