Patent ID: 8797907
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a transmitter device, first feedback, reducing, by the transmitter device, a current automatic repeat request (ARQ) block size from a first ARQ block size to a second ARQ block size based on the current PER being greater than the target PER for the wireless communications link; transmitting, from the transmitter device and to the receiver device, data over the wireless communications link using the second ARQ block size; receiving, by the transmitter device, second feedback, increasing, by the transmitter device, the current ARQ block size from the second ARQ block size to a third ARQ block size based on the PER for the data transmitted using the second ARQ block size being less than the target PER for the wireless communications link, transmitting, from the transmitter device and to the receiver device, data over the wireless communication link using the third ARQ block size.