Packet-based data processing technique

A method for processing data in a packet-based communications environment, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving at least one code block, the at least one code block being distributed into two or more sets of bits, each of the two or more sets of bits having the same sequence number, each of the two or more sets of bits being received during a fixed duration transmission interval and substantially consuming all radio resource capacity during the respective transmission interval, the at least one code block corresponding to a link layer packet data unit encapsulated from a single data packet;
• and
• subjecting the received two or more sets of bits corresponding to the data packet to a decoding operation.

An apparatus for processing data in a packet-based communications environment, the apparatus comprising:

• a receiver to receive at least one code block, the at least one code block comprising two or more sets of bits, each of the two or more sets of bits having the same sequence number, each of the two or more sets of bits being received during a fixed duration transmission interval and substantially consuming all radio resource capacity during the respective transmission interval, the at least one code block corresponding to a link layer packet data unit encapsulated from a single data packet;
• and
• a decoder to subject the received at least one set of bits corresponding to the data packet to a decoding operation.