Transceiver feedback and/or re-transmission control
View Patent ↗A method and apparatus of providing ARQ feedback is disclosed. A first step of one method includes a transmitter transmitting ARQ blocks. A second step includes a receiver transmitting ARQ feedback messages, wherein each ARQ feedback message includes a time reference that indicates a transmission time of a latest transmission burst accounted for in the ARQ feedback message.
1. A method of automatic repeat request ARQ feedback comprising:
receiving, by a communication device, one or more ARQ blocks; and
transmitting an ARQ feedback message, by the communication device, wherein the ARQ feedback message includes a time reference indicating all frames accounted for in the ARQ feedback message,
wherein the ARQ feedback message is within a wireless communication ARQ payload, and wherein the wireless communication ARQ payload includes a byte of data comprising the time reference.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time reference comprises a frame number.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ARQ feedback message accounts for all ARQ blocks transmitted before the ARQ feedback message is generated.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a most significant bit of the byte indicates whether the time reference is included in the byte, and a least significant seven bits provide the time reference.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time reference applies to multiple feedback messages between a transmitter and a receiver.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ARQ feedback message indicates failure of reception of at least one ARQ block.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein 8 bits of the byte indicates the time reference.
8. An apparatus providing ARQ feedback comprising:
a receiver configured to receive one or more ARQ blocks; and
a transmitter configured to transmit an ARQ feedback message including a time reference that indicates all frames accounted for in the ARQ feedback message,
wherein the ARQ feedback message is within a wireless communication ARQ payload, and wherein the wireless communication ARQ payload includes a byte of data comprising the time reference.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the time reference comprises a frame number.
10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the ARQ feedback message accounts for all ARQ blocks transmitted before the ARQ feedback message is generated.
11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein a most significant bit of the byte indicates whether the time reference is included in the byte, and a least significant seven bits provide the time reference.
12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the time reference applies to multiple feedback messages between a transmitter and a receiver.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein an ARQ feedback message accounts for all ARQ blocks transmitted before the ARQ feedback message is generated.
14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein 8 bits of the byte indicates the time reference.
15. A method of ARQ feedback comprising:
receiving, by a communication device, one or more ARQ blocks; and
transmitting a plurality of ARQ feedback messages, by the communication device, wherein each ARQ feedback message of the plurality includes a corresponding time reference indicating all frames accounted for in each ARQ feedback message of the plurality,
wherein the plurality of ARQ feedback messages is within a wireless communication ARQ payload, and wherein the wireless communication ARQ payload includes a byte of data for each corresponding time reference.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein a corresponding time reference comprises a frame number.
17. The method of claim 15 , an ARQ feedback message accounts for all ARQ blocks transmitted before the ARQ feedback message is generated.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein a most significant bit of each byte indicates whether a time reference is included in the byte, and a least significant seven bits provide the time reference.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein an ARQ feedback message indicates failure of reception of at least one ARQ block.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein 8 bits of each byte corresponds to a corresponding time reference.