Patent ID: 7719998
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting information of a radio link control (RLC) layer in a radio communication system, the method comprising: transmitting, from a user equipment (UE) to a receiving device, data or control information of the RLC layer; determining, at the UE, whether the transmission of the data or control information was unsuccessful; only if the transmission was determined as being unsuccessful, comparing a number of transmissions of the data or control information with a value associated with a maximum number of transmissions; only if the number of transmissions of the data or control information is less than the value associated with the maximum number of transmissions, repeating the transmitting, the determining, and the comparing operations; and if the number of transmissions of the data or control information is equal to the value associated with the maximum number of transmission, providing an indication to an upper layer.