Apparatus and method for efficient transmission of acknowledgements
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsDavid Jonathan Julian, Edward Harrison Teague
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for transmission of information in multiple access communication system is described. Information from a plurality of access terminals is received. Alternatively, an access terminal determines what information needs to be sent to the access point. A determination is made as to whether sufficient resources, such as time, power level, or channels, are available to send an indication of acknowledgment. If sufficient resources are not available at the given time, the transmission of an indication of acknowledgment is delayed until sufficient resources are available.
Claims12
A method for transmission of information in a multiple access communication system, the method comprising:
- receiving information;
- determining if sufficient resources are available to send an indication of acknowledgment for the received information;
- transmitting the indication of acknowledgment if sufficient resources are available;
- and
- in the case that the sufficient resources are not available, the method further comprising:
- incrementing a count, wherein the count is an integer indicating the number of times the indication of acknowledgment was not sent;
- delaying transmitting the indication of acknowledgment when the count does not exceed a predetermined threshold;
- and
- transmitting the indication of acknowledgment when the count exceeds the predetermined threshold.
A method of transmitting information from an access terminal in a multiple access communication system, the method comprising:
- receiving information from an access point;
- determining if sufficient resources are available at the access terminal to send an indication of acknowledgment for the received information to the access point;
- transmitting the indication of acknowledgment from the access terminal to the access point if sufficient resources are available;
- and
- in the case that sufficient resources are not available, the method further comprising:
- incrementing a count, wherein the count in an integer indicating the number of times the indication of acknowledgment was not sent;
- delaying transmission of the indication of acknowledgment to the access point when the count does not exceed a predetermined threshold;
- and
- transmitting the indication of acknowledgment when the count exceeds the predetermined threshold.
An apparatus for transmission of information from an access terminal in a multiple access communication system, the apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving information from an access point;
- means for determining if sufficient resources are available at the access terminal to send an indication of acknowledgment for the received information to the access point;
- means for transmitting the indication of acknowledgment from the access terminal to the access point if sufficient resources are available;
- and
- in the case that sufficient resources are not available, the apparatus further comprising:
- means for incrementing a count, wherein the count in an integer indicating the number of times the indication of acknowledgment was not sent;
- means for delaying transmission of the indication of acknowledgment to the access point when the count does not exceed a predetermined threshold;
- and
- means for transmitting the indication of acknowledgment when the count exceeds the predetermined threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.