Abstract: A data transmission device transmits coded packets and a code for decoding the coded packets to a receiving device. The data transmission device retransmits the coded packets and the code to the receiving device when failing to receive feedback information on a decoding success state of the coded packets from the receiving device. Accordingly, the data transmission device can increase the radio resource efficiency in the wireless communication system.

Abstract: A method of encoding data using a parity check matrix is disclosed. The method of encoding data using a parity check matrix includes receiving information bit streams, and encoding the information bit streams using the parity check matrix which includes a systematic part and a parity part having a lower triangle type.

Abstract: A method for a transmitter to transmit data represented by a plurality of service data units (SDUs). The method includes: generating, for a first transmission, a data block from one or more of the SDUs, or from one or more fragments of the SDUs; generating, based on a protocol, a protocol data unit (PDU) to include the data block; and transmitting the PDU.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a transmitting side equipped with a microcomputer for control, for transmitting data and also includes a receiving side for receiving data. To prevent the receiving side from receiving identical data more than once, a sequence number is automatically incremented every time a frame of transmit data is transmitted. The sequence number is transmitted together with the data. The next process is performed if it is determined that transmission is correctly performed, or the data is transmitted again without incrementing the sequence number if it is determined that the transmission is not correctly performed. The sequence number is returned to an initial value when the microcomputer for control is reset, and dummy data is transmitted together with the initial value immediately after a reset. The data is transmitted together with an incremented sequence number after transmission of the dummy data.

Abstract: A method for transmitting data is described that includes the steps of: Producing a data frame for transmission, the data frame including a sequence number and user data, saving a copy of the data frame in a retransmission buffer, and if said step of saving a copy requires that data already present in the retransmission buffer is overwritten, selecting the one or more oldest data frames in the retransmission buffer to be overwritten, in case an error is determined in the received data frame, communicating an error message to the transmitter of the data frame, which error message at least comprises an indication of the sequence number of the last correctly received data frame—upon receipt of such message and if available, retransmitting one or more data frames from the retransmission buffer having a sequence number higher than the sequence number communicated in the message.

Abstract: This invention proposes a transmission data generating apparatus for use in a transmitter of a communication system, which transmission data generating apparatus comprises a redundancy data obtaining unit for obtaining redundancy data of information data which was transmitted to a receiver and was not received successfully by the receiver; a new data obtaining unit, for extracting new data, which has not been transmitted to the receiver; and a combination unit, for combining the redundancy data and the new data to form a transmission data to be subsequently transmitted to the receiver. This invention enhances the success rate of decoding the new data in primarily transmitted data and retransmitted data, and enhances system throughput.

Abstract: In a transmitter 2 of a communications system 1 where a wireless communication is made between the transmitter 2 and a receiver 3, an information bit generating unit generates information bits from data to be transmitted. A sub-block generating unit generates a sub-block including information bits in units. A coding unit 24 generates coded bits by merging and collectively coding sub-blocks of plural units. An antenna transmitting unit 27 generates sub-block coded bits by distributing the coded bits output from the coding unit 24, and transmits the generated sub-block coded bits to the receiver 3.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting a broadcast physical layer packet in a mobile communication system supporting multi-slot transmission and hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (H-ARQ) are provided. The method comprises initially transmitting the broadcast physical layer packet according to a fixed transmission format for at least one first slot interval and retransmitting the broadcast physical layer packet for at least one second slot interval using a variable transmission format different from the transmission format used in the first slot interval.

Abstract: A radio communication apparatus having a retransmission function includes a pattern storing unit configured to store a correspondence between resource blocks used for a transmission packet and resource blocks used for a retransmission packet; and a packet scheduling unit configured to arrange the retransmission packet based on the correspondence.

Abstract: In a mobile communication system, when a receiving condition is deteriorated to the extent that reception does not succeed even by means of combination after retransmission to the maximum number of retransmissions, a transmission rate is restricted by reducing radio frames assignable to new data, and by setting dedicated retransmission frames, to which retransmission data are assignable, over the maximum number of retransmissions for the reduced transmission rate, thereby enabling a greater number of retransmissions than the maximum number of retransmissions without an increase of a buffer size. By this, a combination gain through retransmission is improved and a retransmission failure rate is decreased.

Abstract: In a multiuser MIMO system, entire system throughput achieved during retransmission is significantly enhanced. When an interference signal addressed to another user equipment (UE2) 200b has been demodulated successfully, a user equipment (UE1) 200a holds the demodulated data pertaining to the interference signal, and feeds back ACK information about the UE2 and CQI information achieved after elimination of the interference signal to a radio base station (BS) 100. When the UE2 performs retransmission after ended in a receiving failure and when the UE1 has demodulated the interference signal addressed to the UE2 successfully, the BS changes the distribution of communication resources in such a way that communication resources for the UE2 become larger than those for the UE1.

Abstract: A data transport system for transporting data between a server (21) and a client receiver (27) over a network (23) includes a receiving proxy cache (25) coupled to a client receiver (27) via a reliable connection (29), such as a cable connection. The majority of data is transported from the server (21) to the receiving proxy cache (25) over an efficient data transmission channel (41). The receiving proxy cache (25) verifies the status of the data transmitted over the efficient channel (41). If there is an error in the data transmission, a portion of the data associated with the error is retransmitted from the server (21) to the receiving proxy cache (25) over a reliable data transmission channel (43). The complete data at the receiving proxy cache (25) is delivered to a client receiver (27) over a reliable connection (29).

Abstract: Operations of a relay are disclosed. To perform a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ), the relay receives a plurality of codewords from a base station and transmits a status indicator with respect to the plurality of codewords to the base station. The status indicator is a signal informing the base station about whether or not the configuration of an HARQ has been changed. Although a backhaul link and an access link are asymmetric, HARQ operation can be achieved.

Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate utilizing timers in conjunction with transmitting buffer status reports (BSR). A prohibit timer can be utilized to determine when BSRs can be transmitted to an eNB. The prohibit timer can be initialized or restarted upon transmitting a BSR to an eNB. A BSR retransmit timer can be used to determine when to retransmit a BSR. The BSR retransmit timer can be initialized upon transmitting a BSR to an eNB and restarted each time an uplink resource allocation is received from the eNB. Once the timer expires, if an uplink transmission buffer contains data (e.g., size>0), the BSR can be retransmitted to the eNB. Control data feedback can additionally be used to determine when to retransmit the BSR. In addition, in either case, the timer duration values can be provided by the eNB.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating a Scheduling Assignment (SA), which reduces a probability of an incorrect action by a User Equipment (UE) in response to a reception of the SA, in a communication system wherein a base station transmits the SA being a first type or a second type and including at least one Information Element (IE). The method includes setting at least one bit in the at least one IE with an arbitrary value, if the SA is of the first type; setting the at least one bit in the at least one IE with a predetermined value, if the SA is of the second type; and setting any remaining bits in the at least one IE with arbitrary values.

Abstract: One embodiment relates to a method of processing data in a transmitter. In the method, a timestamp is generated for a data unit. The data unit is stored in a memory unit in the transmitter. The data unit is transmitted from the transmitter to a receiver. The transmitter waits up to a predetermined time measured with respect to the timestamp to receive an acknowledgement from the receiver. Based on whether the acknowledgement is received within the predetermined time, the transmitter selectively retransmits the data unit to the receiver. Other methods and systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of handling a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process for semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) in a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes steps of configuring an SPS functionality which utilizes at least one HARQ process; receiving a first new data indicator (NDI) addressed to an SPS cell radio network temporary identifier (SPS C-RNTI) of the UE for a first HARQ process of the at least one HARQ process; and considering the next transmission to be received by the first HARQ Process as a first transmission of the first HARQ Process when receiving a second NDI addressed to a C-RNTI of the UE for the first HARQ process.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a mobile device includes interface to receive multicast and broadcast service (MBS) signals and to transmit uplink signals, The mobile device also includes logic to detect errors in the transmission of the received MBS signals and provide negative acknowledge (NACK) signals indicating at least some of the errors in a contention-based MBS feedback channel in at least some of the uplink signals. Other embodiments are described.

Abstract: A method of transmitting uplink control signals in a wireless communication system includes preparing a ACK/NACK resource for transmitting the ACK/NACK signal for HARQ of downlink data on an uplink control channel, preparing a scheduling request resource for transmitting a scheduling request and the ACK/NACK signal on the uplink control channel in one subframe, and transmitting the ACK/NACK signal on the uplink control channel configured by the scheduling request resource for the positive transmission of the scheduling request and transmitting the ACK/NACK signal on the uplink control channel configured by the ACK/NACK resource for negative transmission of the scheduling request.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preventing consecutive packet errors in a transmitter by combining a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) type II with a selective automatic repeat request (ARQ), including: transmitting a data packet from the transmitter to a receiver; when a negative acknowledgement (NACK) packet corresponding to the data packet is received from the receiver, checking stored information in the NACK packet wherein the stored information represent whether or not the data packet is stored in a buffer; when the data packet is stored in the buffer, transmitting a packet having parity bits to the receiver and storing the data packet in a retransmission queue; and when the data packet is not stored in the buffer, re-transmitting the data packet and maintaining the data packet stored in a transmission queue.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for generating an Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) feedback message in a wireless communication system are provided. A method for generating an ARQ feedback message at a receiving end in a wireless communication system includes, generating first ARQ feedback information of a first scheme, the first ARQ feedback information comprising information of a first erroneous ARQ block of one or more ARQ blocks for which the ARQ feedback is not performed, generating second ARQ feedback information of a second scheme indicative of error of at least one ARQ block not represented in the first ARQ feedback information, generating an ARQ feedback message comprising the first ARQ feedback information and the second ARQ feedback information, and transmitting the ARQ feedback message to a transmitting end.

Abstract: A retransmission resource allocation method and apparatus for a wireless communication system for allocating a retransmission resource using a semi-persistent resource allocation message indicating a retransmission resource allocation is provided. The method includes receiving, at a mobile terminal, a semi-persistent resource allocation message; determining whether the semi-persistent resource allocation message indicates a retransmission resource allocation or a semi-persistent resource allocation, based on usage information included in the semi-persistent resource allocation message; and executing, when the semi-persistent resource allocation message indicates the retransmission resource allocation, a retransmission operation based on resource assignment information included in the semi-persistent resource allocation message.

Abstract: A code division multiple access (CDMA) communication device comprises a medium access controller (MAC) configured to receive data from a plurality of channels. Each channel is associated with a priority and an identifier. The MAC is further configured to multiplex the data of the plurality of channels for transmission over a CDMA channel based on the priority.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided to allow an HARQ retransmission to more closely match the receiver's need for energy with the additional energy sent over the wireless link. In one aspect, the receiver sends the transmitter qualitative feedback which indicates to the transmitter an approximate amount of additional energy that the receiver needs to successfully decode the transmission.

Abstract: A mobile communication technology, and, more particularly, a method for efficiently transmitting data stored in a message 3 (Msg3) buffer and a user equipment for the same is disclosed. The method of transmitting data by a user equipment in uplink includes receiving an uplink (UP) Grant signal from a base station on a specific message, determining whether there is data stored in a message 3 (Msg3) buffer when receiving the UL Grant signal on the specific message, determining whether the specific message is a random access response message, and transmitting the data stored in the Msg3 buffer to the base station using the UL Grant signal received on the specific message, if there is data stored in the Msg3 buffer when receiving the UL Grant signal on the specific message and the specific message is the random access response message.

Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate utilizing hybrid automatic repeat/request (HARQ) in system access communications. A HARQ entity is provided that manages a plurality of HARQ processes, which can typically use new data indicators (NDI) to determine when received data is a new transmission or retransmission. For resource grants, the HARQ entity can determine whether the communication is a new transmission or retransmission based on the type of message that contains the grant. In addition, an address comprised within the message, a previous use of the HARQ process, and/or the like can further be utilized to determine whether the message is a new transmission or retransmission. Once determined, the HARQ entity can provide the message to the appropriate HARQ process along with the indication of new transmission or retransmission.

Abstract: In a wireless communication system, user equipment (UE) has autonomy provided by one or more set of rules to handle processing during a measurement gap. UE can ignore or use only a portion of the whole measurement gap if not needed. Thereby, an urgent need for remaining tuned to source carrier frequency can be supported, such as utilizing Random Access Channel (RACH) procedure. UE can also choose to tune to a target carrier frequency supporting timely handovers. Depending on the type of processing required (download shared channel (DL-SCH, UL-SCH, TTI bundling, RACH or SR), the UE may store requests and process the measurements during the gap or ignore the gap measurement as if there were no gaps.

Abstract: A system and method for changing retransmission and rescheduling queues to support retransmission in a communications system is presented. A method for changing queue size values includes, for an increase in data rate, determining a new retransmission queue size value for a retransmission queue at the transmitting device and a new rescheduling queue size value for a rescheduling queue at the receiving device such that an amount of time for a DTU to enter and exit the retransmission queue is greater than a roundtrip delay. For a decrease in data rate, the method includes determining the new retransmission queue size value and the new rescheduling queue size value such that an amount of time for a DTU to enter and exit the retransmission queue is less than a maximum delay. Systems and methods for changing the retransmission and rescheduling queue sizes are also presented.

Abstract: A data transmitting and receiving method is disclosed. In transmitting a response signal for a transmission signal from at least one transmitter, the present invention includes receiving at least one data block from the at least one transmitter, the at least one data block grouped into at least one group and then transmitted by the at least one transmitter, checking whether each data block is successfully received for the at least one data block belonging to the corresponding group per the group, selecting a transmission scheme of transmitting a response signal instructing a presence or non-presence of successful reception of the each data block to the at least one transmitter, and transmitting a response signal for the each data block to the at least one transmitter by the selected response signal transmission scheme. Hence, the present invention reduces overhead of control information necessary for data transmission.

Abstract: A variable sub-carrier mapping method comprising steps of: applying different bit interleaving schemes to different transmissions of a hybrid automatic retransmission request (HARQ) process in side of transmitter; and in the side of the transmitter, modulating symbols onto sub-carriers for transmitting. Different transmissions in one HARQ process adopt different bit interleavers or different symbol-to-sub-carrier mapping methods so as to realize that the same bit of different transmissions in one HARQ process is transmitted via different sub-carriers. Therefore, the system achieves the frequency diversity gain and reduces the probability of failure of HARQ transmission caused by that some bits are always transmitted via the sub-carrier with the same deep fading. In this way, the average HARQ retransmission times can be reduced and the system throughput can be improved.

Abstract: A receiving terminal is provided that prevents a load on a network near a receiving terminal from increasing when a retransmission request is made to a plurality of other terminals, and enables the probability of being able to compensate for a lost packet by means of a retransmission packet to be increased.

Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate transmitting low-density parity-check encoded communications in a wireless communications network and incrementing such codes in response to requests from receiving devices. The LDPC codes can have associated constraints allowing the codes to be error corrected upon receipt. The requests for incremented codes can be in cases of low transmission power or high interference, for example, where the original code can be too error-ridden to properly decode. In this case, additional nodes can be added to current and/or subsequent communications to facilitate adding a more complex constraint to the LDPC code. In this regard, the large codes can require less validly transmitted nodes to predict error-ridden values as the additional constraint renders less ambiguity in possible node value choices.

Abstract: A method for generating acknowledgement messages in a data transmission system having a receiver for receiving datagrams and being capable of determining which of a series of datagrams have been incorrectly received, the method comprising generating a plurality of a data units, each data unit comprising: a status bit indicative of the status of the data unit; and a plurality of spacing bits together forming a binary representation of a number at least partially indicative of the spacing between one incorrectly received datagram and a succeeding incorrectly received datagram. Apparatus for carrying out various aspects of the methods are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a resource allocation device for minimizing delay of an uplink retransmission resource allocation process in a wireless communication system having a high data rate, and a method thereof. In the method, user data are received and an ACK/NACK state of the received data is determined, and when the NACK state of the received data is determined, retransmission resource allocation is requested, retransmission resources are allocated, and retransmission resource allocation information is generated to be transmitted.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing an improved scheme for encoding control information for transmitting user data. Further the method and apparatus may allow for reducing the control signaling overhead. These advantages may be achieved by interpreting information on at least one link adaptation parameter for transmitting the user data to determine the at least one link adaptation parameter for transmitting the user data, wherein the at least one link adaptation parameter for transmitting the user data is comprised in control signaling. According to the invention the interpretation of the information depends on at least one link adaptation parameter employed for transmitting the control signaling.

Abstract: A method for generating a serving grant at a wireless transmit/receive unit is disclosed. An absolute grant channel signal is decoded to obtain an absolute grant from a serving cell. A relative grant channel signal is decoded to obtain a relative grant from a serving radio link set and a relative grant from a non-serving radio link. A first serving grant candidate is generated based on the absolute grant from the serving cell or the relative grant from the serving radio link set. A second serving grant candidate is generated based on the relative grant from the non-serving radio link. The serving grant is generated based on the first serving grant candidate and the second serving grant candidate.

Abstract: A pilot reception power measuring section measures reception power of a pilot symbol and a data section reception power prediction section predicts reception power of data symbols based on the reception power of the pilot symbol. A power comparison section calculates a difference between this predicted value and the actual reception power of the data symbol, and when the difference is large, a collision position detection section regards the data symbol at the hopping position as colliding with data symbols in other cells. Then, an error correcting decoding section carries out error correcting processing by reducing likelihood of the data symbols detected to be involved in the collision and can thereby improve the error rate characteristic of decoded data.

Abstract: A method of supporting a hybrid automatic retransmission request (HARQ) in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing access (OFDMA) radio access system is disclosed. Preferably, the method comprises receiving a downlink data frame comprising a data map information element and a data burst comprising a plurality of layers, wherein each layer is encoded with a corresponding channel encoder, and wherein the data map information element is configured to support multiple antennas to achieve space time transmit diversity by providing control information associated with each one of the plurality of layers, wherein the control information comprises allocation of acknowledgement status channels corresponding to the plurality of layers, and transmitting in an uplink data frame a plurality of acknowledgement status, each acknowledgement status being associated with whether a corresponding layer of the plurality of layers is properly decoded.

Abstract: A method is provided for associating initial transmissions and retransmissions. The method includes determining a HARQ process ID for the initial transmission based upon a system frame number, a subframe number, a period associated with the initial transmission and/or a number of reserved HARQ process IDs. The method further includes associating the initial transmission with a retransmission based upon the HARQ process ID.

Abstract: A data transmission system includes a server, a network and a plurality of terminals. The server sends data to the terminals via the network and the network connects the server and the plurality of terminals, and the terminal includes a network interface unit that connects to the network and communicates with the other terminals or the server via the network, a storage unit that stores reception data and information on missing of data, a detection unit that detects that the reception data is missing or damaged, and a controller that controls the network interface unit to send a repair request message to the other terminals through multicast when the detection unit detects missing or damaged data of data received from the server, and that controls the network interface unit to send a repair request message to the server when there is not requested data in the other terminals.

Abstract: A first loss determination section 13 of a first communication device 10 determines that a data unit is lost if an acknowledgment response for the transmitted data unit from a second communication device 30 is not received within a predetermined time and retransmits the data unit when the determination is made. When a determination section 16 determines that a spurious timeout has occurred, a window control section 17 sets a target value for decreasing the size of a congestion window and then gradually decreases the size of the congestion window to the target value when the acknowledgment response is received. Therefore, in a case of executing a response algorithm for changing a slow start threshold and the congestion window, if a segment loss occurs subsequent to the spurious timeout, an efficient loss recovery is achieved and the throughput is improved.

Abstract: A receiver for a mobile communication system includes a channel equalizer for receiving a burst and generating a soft decision output associated with the burst, a soft decision correction circuit follows the channel equalizer and a decoder receives and decodes a block of bursts. The soft decision correction circuit calculates a correction factor based on the soft decision output for the burst and applies the correction factor to the burst prior to the burst entering the decoder.

Abstract: A retransmission control method comprising: generating N parity check matrices; generating a generator matrix containing a check symbol generator matrix contained in the first parity check matrix; transmitting the codeword generated by using the generator matrix to another communications device; generating, when the communications device receives a NAK in response to the codeword, a first additional parity by using the second parity check matrix; and retransmitting the first additional parity to the another communications device.

Abstract: A program transmission system in which a program is transmitted from a transmission apparatus to an image forming apparatus is provided. The program transmission system includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire operational state information about an operational state in the image forming apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine timing to transmit the program to the image forming apparatus according to the operational state based on the operational state information acquired by the acquisition unit, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the program from the transmission apparatus to the image forming apparatus according to the timing determined by the determination unit.

Abstract: This invention proposes an automatic retransmission controller and a retransmission block recombination apparatus, of which the automatic retransmission controller comprises a responsive reception unit that receives the information fed back from the receiver; a retransmission judging unit that determines coded data blocks to be retransmitted according to the information received by the responsive reception unit; and a data acquisition unit that acquires a part of data in each of the coded data blocks to be retransmitted judged by the retransmission judging unit for recombination to form a retransmission coded block, when the number of the coded data blocks to be transmitted is more than one.

Abstract: Management server 16 may obtain application programs from content server 20 in response to requests of mobile terminal 11. Management server 16 may transmit the obtained application programs to mobile terminal 11 with information concerning reliabilities of the application programs. After mobile terminal 11 receives the application programs from management server 16, mobile terminal 11 manages operations of the application programs. Operations of the application programs are coordinated with operations of other programs using the information concerning the reliabilities corresponding to the application programs. Management of the coordinated operations of the application programs avoids problems concerning information security, where valuable information may be distributed unexpectedly because of operations of low reliable application programs. As a result, convenience of users of mobile terminals 11 can be improved without deteriorating the information security of mobile terminals 11.

Abstract: A turbo coded hybrid ARQ with both IR and repetition existing in one or more transmission blocks is designed. The mixed combining is performed at the receiver—Chase combining is performed for the repetitions first, followed by code combining for all code bits based on Chase combining outputs. The packet error probability is obtained by applying the union-Bhattacharyya (UB) bound for parallel channels. The throughput optimization of hybrid ARQ is determined as well as the optimal assignment rates by solving the optimization using a genetic algorithm.

Abstract: The invention relates to data reception, comprising: a step of reception of a file description table, a step of a request for transmission of at least a part of an object which has not been correctly received or has not been received, referred to as the fragment to be retransmitted, said transmission request comprising an identifier of the object to which said fragment to be retransmitted belongs and an identifier of said fragment to be retransmitted. In order to optimize the repair of an object (for example a file) which has not been correctly received, the transmission request furthermore contains an identifier of the version of the object.

Abstract: Extending acknowledgement messages from two states to at least three states is described, whereby such messages constitute a packet quality indication (PQI) reflecting quality or usability of the received signal. In an HARQ system, a transmitting station can flexibly select a better alternative for the next information to transmit on the basis of such PQI. One aspect includes determining how best to correct an unsuccessful packet transmission based on quality information about the specific packet. Implementing apparatus and procedures are described.

Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a transmit buffer and control logic coupled to the transmit buffer. The control logic selectively implements an “ACK2 scheme” that drops a data block in the transmit buffer based on reception of two consecutive HARQ ACKs associated with the data block.