Patent ID: 7287206
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting data of a transmission time interval in a wireless communication system using adaptive modulation and coding and having a physical layer hybrid automatic repeat request mechanism, the method comprising: providing data in a plurality of transport block sets for transfer over an air interface in a single transmission time interval; transmitting the transport block sets with a first specified modulation and coding scheme; receiving each transport block set and determining separately for each particular transport block set whether the received particular transport block set meets a specified quality; when the specified quality of at least one particular transport block set is not met, transmitting a repeat request for that at least one particular transport block set; changing the specified modulation and coding scheme to a second specified modulation and coding scheme; in response to the repeat request, retransmitting the at least one particular transport block set that did not meet the specified quality; receiving the retransmitted at least one particular transport block set; and combining the retransmitted at least one particular transport block set with the corresponding previously received particular transport block set.