Method for handling corrupted signals in a wireless network

A method for combining corrupted messages received in a wireless network that comprises at least one communication station and a plurality of communication devices operative to communicate with said communication station, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• (a) receiving at said communication station a first message transmitted from one of said plurality of communication devices, wherein said first message is received as a corrupted message;
• (b) following the receipt of said first corrupted message, receiving at said communication station a first plurality of messages, wherein said first plurality of messages are messages received as corrupted messages and wherein at least one of said first plurality of corrupted messages is essentially identical to said first corrupted message;
• (c) identifying at least one of said first plurality of corrupted messages that is essentially identical to said first corrupted message, and combining said first corrupted message with said identified at least one of the first plurality of corrupted messages, to form a combined message;
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• (d) deriving from said combined message information which was transmitted within said first message.