Patent ID: 8068474
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: G11B,H03M,H04B,H04J,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: producing, by a transmitting unit, a first plurality of segments of a data unit; wherein each of the first plurality of segments includes a portion of data of the data unit, a first sequence number and a first position identifier; wherein the first position identifier indicates a position of that portion of data in the data unit; transmitting, by the transmitting unit, the first plurality of segments; receiving an indication that one of the first plurality of segments is missing; and in response to receiving the indication and on a condition that a segment size is to be decreased: producing, by the transmitting unit, a second plurality of segments; wherein each of the second plurality of segments includes a portion of the one of the first plurality of segments, a second sequence number and a second position identifier; and transmitting, by the transmitting unit, the second plurality of segments.