System And Method Using A Secondary Network Node For Handling Packet Retransmissions
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
InventorAli S. Khayrallah
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Abstract
According to some embodiments, a method for handling packet retransmissions is implemented by a secondary network node and includes detecting a first data transmission from a first primary network node to a wireless device. A first response message from the first wireless device to the first primary network node is then detected. The response message indicates that the first data transmission included an error when received by the wireless device. A second data transmission from the secondary network node to the first wireless device is detected. The second data transmission from the secondary network node includes at least a portion of the first data transmission from the first primary network node.
Claims20
A secondary network node for handling packet retransmissions, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further including computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, are configured to:
- detect a first data transmission from a first primary network node to a wireless device, the first data transmission comprising a data packet representing an information block;
- detect a first response message from the first wireless device to the first primary network node, the response message indicating that the first data transmission included an error when received by the wireless device;
- and
- transmitting a second data transmission from the secondary network node to the first wireless device, the second data transmission comprising at least a portion of the information block.
A method for handling packet retransmissions, comprising:
- detecting, by a secondary node, a first data transmission from a first primary network node to a wireless device;
- detecting, by the secondary node, a first response message from the first wireless device to the first primary network node, the response message indicating that the first data transmission included an error when received by the wireless device;
- and
- transmitting, by the secondary node, a second data transmission from the secondary network node to the first wireless device, the second data transmission comprising at least a portion of the first data transmission.
A computer-readable storage medium, having stored there on a computer program that, when executed on one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:
- detect, by a secondary network node, a first data transmission from a first primary network node to a wireless device;
- detect, by the secondary network node, a first response message from the first wireless device to the first primary network node, the response message indicating that the first data transmission included an error when received by the wireless device;
- and
- transmit, by the secondary network node, a second data transmission from the secondary network node to the first wireless device, the second data transmission comprising at least a portion of the first data transmission.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.