Patent ID: 9742507
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04L

Claim:
1. A method of transmitting data in a network, the method being performed by a transmitter, the method comprising: predetermining at least three modulation and coding schemes (MCS) levels for communications in the network, the at least three MCS levels comprising a prior MCS level, a first MCS level, and a second MCS level, the MCS levels associated with a quality level; encoding and transmitting to a receiver a first transmission utilizing the first MCS level with a first quality level, the first quality level being higher than a prior quality level associated with the prior MCS level; receiving a first indication that the first transmission was received at the receiver with a first error rate less than a first threshold; encoding and transmitting to the receiver a second transmission, the second transmission being longer than the first transmission, the second transmission using the second MCS level with a second quality level, the second quality level being between the prior quality level and the first quality level; receiving a second indication that the second transmission was received at the receiver with a second error rate less than a second threshold; and utilizing the second MCS level to encode and transmit data to the receiver.