Patent ID: 8050178
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a data block in a receiver of a mobile communication system, the method comprising: receiving a data block having sequence number N; if at least one of data blocks having a sequence number lower than the sequence number N has not been received, storing the received data block having sequence number N in a buffer; starting a timer for the data block having sequence number N; and delivering correctly received data blocks stored in the buffer to an upper layer, wherein delivering comprises delivering a data block having next expected sequence number before the timer expires when said data block having next expected sequence number is received and delivering correctly received data blocks stored in the buffer up to and including the data block with the sequence number N when the timer expires, or delivering a data block having next expected sequence number before the timer expires when said data block having next expected sequence number is received and delivering correctly received data blocks stored in the buffer up to and including the data block with the sequence number N when the at least one of data blocks, which has a sequence number lower than the sequence number N and has not been received, is received even before the timer expires.