Patent ID: 9544096
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for retransmitting a packet by a wireless device, said method comprising: setting a lifetime value to said packet; while the packet lifetime has not expired, retransmitting the packet using a first set of packet retransmissions until the retransmitting of the packet succeeds, wherein each of the packet retransmissions in the first set of the packet retransmissions is separated by a first pause period; and wherein if the packet has been retransmitted a number of retry limit times for the first set of the packet retransmissions, waiting for a second pause period before starting a next set of packet retransmissions, wherein each of the packet retransmissions in the next set of the packet retransmissions is also separated by the first pause period; and wherein rate of transmission is modified inside the first set of the retransmissions or between two sets of the retransmissions.