Radio link control status reporting
Various communication systems may benefit from an enhanced radio link control status report. A method may include determining a negative acknowledgment sequence number range. The negative acknowledgment sequence number range may include a plurality of consecutive radio link control missing sequence numbers. The method may also include determining at least one of a negative acknowledgment end sequence number when the plurality of consecutive radio link control missing sequence numbers exceeds the negative acknowledgment sequence number range. In addition, the method may include sending a radio link control status report comprising at least one of a negative acknowledgment sequence number, the negative acknowledgment sequence number range, or the negative acknowledgment end sequence number when the plurality of consecutive radio link control missing sequence numbers exceeds the at least one negative acknowledgment sequence number range.
1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code;
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
receive at least one segment of a service data unit having a sequence number;
start a timer when a gap is created,
wherein the gap is created by at least one not yet received service data unit segment; and
transmit a radio link control status report comprising a negative acknowledgment sequence number, an extension bit indicating presence of a negative acknowledgment sequence number range field, and a negative acknowledgment sequence number range,
wherein, in presence of the negative acknowledgment sequence number range field, a negative acknowledgment end sequence number is indicated by the negative acknowledgment sequence number and the negative acknowledgment sequence number range, a segment offset start is related to the negative acknowledgment sequence number, and a segment offset end is related to the negative acknowledgment end sequence number.
2. An apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the service data unit comprises at least one other segment.
3. An apparatus as in claim 2 , wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to determine to include a segment offset in a radio link control status report when the at least one other segment of the service data unit has not yet been received.
4. An apparatus as in claim 3 , wherein, when the timer is started, the sequence number and the segment offset are recorded to be used in the status report as an acknowledgment sequence number and the segment offset, respectively.
5. A method, comprising:
receiving at least one segment of a service data unit having a sequence number;
starting a timer when a gap is created, wherein the gap is created by at least one not yet received service data unit segment; and
transmitting a radio link control status report comprising a negative acknowledgment sequence number, an extension bit indicating presence of a negative acknowledgment sequence number range field, and a negative acknowledgment sequence number range,
wherein, in presence of the negative acknowledgment sequence number range field, a negative acknowledgment end sequence number is indicated by the negative acknowledgment sequence number and the negative acknowledgment sequence number range, a segment offset start is related to the negative acknowledgment sequence number, and a segment offset end is related to the negative acknowledgment end sequence number.
6. A method as in claim 5 , wherein the service data unit comprises at least one other segment.
7. A method as in claim 6 , comprising: determining to include a segment offset in a radio link control status report when the at least one other segment of the service data unit has not yet been received.
8. A method as in claim 7 , wherein, when the timer is started, the sequence number and the segment offset are recorded to be used in the status report as an acknowledgment sequence number and the segment offset, respectively.