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Automatic repeat request (ARQ) protocol employing a first information element indicating whether to perform retransmission of an uplink data packet and a second information element indicates a transport format for the retransmission

US8966334B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 3, 2014
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/1803
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A transmission apparatus controls a transport format for retransmission of data packets transmitted uplink to a receiving apparatus via at least one data channel using an automatic repeat request (ARQ) protocol. A transmitter transmits an uplink data packet via the data channel to the receiving apparatus, and a receiver receives a first information element along with a second information element from the receiving apparatus. The first information element indicates whether to perform a retransmission of the uplink data packet at the transmission apparatus, and the second information element indicates a transport format for the retransmission. The transmitter transmits the retransmission from the transmission apparatus to the receiving apparatus according to the transport format indicated in the second information element using a transmission timing based on the ARQ protocol.

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