Hybrid ARQ method for packet data transmission
AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsEiko Seidel, Thomas Wiebke
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Abstract
A hybrid ARQ method for packet data transmission in a mobile communication system wherein previously transmitted packets are combined with retransmitted packets, said packets being segmented into a plurality of protocol data units PDUs, each being assigned a sequence number for identification purposes. According to the invention the sequence number is transmitted on a control channel which is separate from the data channel for transmitting the PDUs.
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A hybrid ARQ method for packet data transmission in a mobile communication system wherein previously transmitted packets are combined with retransmitted packets, said packets being segmented into a plurality of protocol data units PDUs, each being assigned a sequence number for identification purposes, wherein said sequence number is transmitted on a control channel which is separate from the data channel for transmitting the PDUs.
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