Apparatus and method for determining number of retransmissions in a wireless system

The method of claim of 10, wherein the particular application type is a delay-constrained application, an application having a minimum data rate requirement, or an application having a minimum jitter requirement.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions physically embodied thereon which, when executed by a processor arranged in a base station capable of operating in wireless network, cause the processor to carry out the functions of:

• configuring one or more first maximum retransmission numbers based on respective one or more first predetermined values, wherein the one or more first maximum retransmission numbers indicate a maximum number of retransmissions related to respective one or more service flows operational with the base station,
• wherein the one or more first maximum retransmission numbers are configured independent of a second maximum retransmission number that indicates a maximum number of retransmissions related to control messages transmitted in the wireless network.

A memory for storing data for access by an application program being executed by a processor arranged in a base station capable of operating in wireless network, the memory comprising:

• a data structure stored in said memory, said data structure including information related to uplink configuration or downlink configuration of the base station and accessed by the application program,
• wherein at least a part of said data structure is arranged in a bit-map format such that at least a first bit of the part of said data structure is configured based on a first predetermined value to indicate a maximum number of retransmissions related to a service flow operational with the base station, and at least a second bit of the part of said data structure is configured based on a second predetermined value to indicate a maximum number of retransmissions related to control messages transmitted in the wireless network.