System and method for performing retransmission of a packet

A method for reducing retransmission of packets by a sender, the method comprising:

• providing a network comprising a physical layer, a medium access control (MAC) layer and a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer;
• providing a retransmission packet in the physical layer, wherein the retransmission packet comprises a flow having a reordering feature in the RLC layer;
• enabling Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) in the physical layer and the MAC layer;
• receiving a HARQ request for a retransmission;
• and
• transmitting a new packet with the physical layer in response to the HARQ request, when the reordering feature for the flow in the retransmission packet is disabled;
• and
• disabling the reordering feature when the flow is configured to operate in an unacknowledged mode and a portion of the physical layer uses a High Altitude Platform (HAP) link.

A system to reduce retransmission of packets by a sender, the system comprising:

• a network comprising a physical layer, a medium access control (MAC) layer, a sender, and a receiver, wherein the receiver comprises a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer;
• and
• a retransmission packet in the physical layer, wherein the retransmission packet comprises a flow having a reordering feature in the RLC layer;
• wherein a Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) is enabled in the physical layer and the MAC layer,
• a HARQ request for a retransmission is received by the sender, and
• the sender sends a new packet with the physical layer in response to the HARQ request, when the reordering feature for the flow in the retransmission packet is disabled,
• wherein the RLC layer disables the reordering feature when the flow is configured to operate in an unacknowledged mode and a portion of the physical layer uses a satellite link.

A system to reduce retransmission of packets by a sender, the system comprising:

• a network comprising a physical layer, a medium access control (MAC) layer, a sender, and a receiver, wherein the receiver comprises a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer;
• and
• a retransmission packet in the physical layer, wherein the retransmission packet comprises a flow having a reordering feature in the RLC layer;
• wherein a Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) is enabled in the physical layer and the MAC layer,
• a HARQ request for a retransmission is received by the sender, and
• the sender sends a new packet with the physical layer in response to the HARQ request, when the reordering feature for the flow in the retransmission packet is disabled,
• wherein the RLC layer disables the reordering feature when the flow is configured to operate in an unacknowledged mode and a portion of the physical layer uses a High Altitude Platform (HAP) link.