Patent ID: 9479297
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method of a transmission of a packet, the method comprising: creating a packet data unit (PDU) based on the packet; transmitting a hybrid automatic repeat-request (HARQ) packet, the HARQ packet based on the PDU; storing a fractional HARQ packet based on the PDU; transmitting the fractional HARQ packet; receiving a negative acknowledgement (NACK) message; after the receiving the NACK message, determining whether a retransmission count has reached a maximum value; transmitting the fractional HARQ packet in response to the received NACK message on a condition that the retransmission count is below the maximum value; and not transmitting the fractional HARQ packet in response to the received NACK message on a condition that the retransmission count is equal to or above the maximum value.