Patent ID: 7096027
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A communication method of performing channel assignment between a transmitting station and a plurality of receiving stations according to an ARQ (Automatic Repeat request) scheme, comprising: the transmitting station assigning a communication channel to at least one receiving station from among the plurality of receiving stations to perform successive transmission of frames with the one receiving station; the transmitting station receiving, from a requestor receiving-station from among the receiving stations to which the transmitting station has assigned the communication channel, a retransmission request indicating retransmission of a particular frame; the transmitting station switching the communication with the requestor receiving-station to a communication according to an SAW (Stop and Wait) scheme that is one implementation of the ARQ scheme; the transmitting station retransmitting the particular frame according to the SAW scheme to the requester receiving-station; the transmitting station assigning the communication channel that is assigned to the requestor receiving-station to another receiving station, by making use of the fact that there is a decrease in a number of frames to be transmitted in the SAW scheme, and giving a priority to the communication with the another receiving station; the transmitting station switching the communication with the requestor receiving-station to a successive transmission upon reception from the requestor receiving-station of a reply signal indicative of reception of the particular frame as retransmitted without error, and giving a priority to the communication with the requestor receiving-station.