Method for the selection of forward error correction (FEC)/ constellation pairings for digital transmitted segments based on learning radio link adaptation (RLA)

A method comprising the steps of:

• providing a communication channel having a plurality of time slots, wherein each of the plurality of time slots has a common duration;
• providing a quantity of information bits to be transmitted to at least one intended recipient;
• providing a plurality of modulation techniques having corresponding effective data transmission rates;
• selecting one of the plurality of modulation techniques to produce a selected modulation technique by the learning radio link adaptation;
• regardless of which of the plurality of modulation techniques was selected:
• formatting the information bits into at least one block, such that an identical number of information bits are always contained within a single block;
• and
• transmitting the at least one block in at least one of the time slots at a predetermined constant symbol rate using the selected modulation technique.

A method for transmitting user data through a wireless communication medium using at least one of a plurality of modulation techniques having corresponding effective data transmission rates, comprising the steps of:

• providing a communication channel having a plurality of time slots, wherein each of the plurality of time slots has a predetermined duration;
• providing a quantity of information hits to be transmitted to at least one intended recipient, wherein the information bits include both user data and error detection coding bits;
• providing a plurality of modulation techniques;
• selecting one of the plurality of modulation techniques based upon learning radio link adaptation to produce a selected modulation technique;
• formatting the information bits into at least one block, such that an identical number of information bits are always contained within a single block;
• and
• transmitting the at least one block in at least one of the time slots at a predetermined constant symbol rate using the selected modulation technique.