Patent ID: 7873070
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of wireless communication of an autonomous message in a packet having a block size, the packet including the autonomous message being transmitted from a mobile unit to a base station without having been scheduled by the base station, the method comprising: determining an allowable number of retransmissions of the packet including the autonomous message based upon the block size; storing information indicating the allowable number in at least one of the mobile unit or the base station; wherein determining the allowable number of retransmissions comprises determining a first number of retransmissions for the packets, when the block size less than or equal to a threshold block size; and wherein determining the allowable number of retransmissions further comprises determining a second number of retransmissions for the packets, when the block size greater than the threshold block size, the second number of retransmissions being smaller than the first number of retransmissions.