Hybrid automatic repeat request (harq) in a wireless local area network (wlan)

A wireless communication device comprising:

• at least one modem;
• at least one processor communicatively coupled with the at least one modem;
• and
• at least one memory communicatively coupled with the at least one processor and storing processor-readable code that, when executed by the at least one processor in conjunction with the at least one modem, is configured to implement a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) protocol, the HARQ protocol comprising:
• communicating at least a first packet using a first HARQ transmission from the first WLAN device to a second WLAN device;
• and
• determining whether to communicate the first packet in a second HARQ transmission to the second WLAN device based, at least in part, on a first feedback message from the second WLAN device, the first feedback message for acknowledging the first HARQ transmission.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processing system configured to implement a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) protocol;
• a first interface configured to output at least a first packet using a first HARQ transmission from the first WLAN device to a second WLAN device;
• and
• the processing system configured to determine whether to output the first packet in a second HARQ transmission to the second WLAN device based, at least in part, on a first feedback message from the second WLAN device, the first feedback message for acknowledging the first HARQ transmission.