Patent ID: 7586948
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of sending data by a transmitter, the method comprising the steps of: (a) forming a packet frame from payload data, the packet frame including two or more sub-frames and each sub-frame comprising sub-frame payload data and a sub-frame sequence number; (b) transmitting the packet frame to a receiver; (c) receiving an acknowledgment message from the receiver; and (d) determining, based upon the acknowledgment message, each sub-frame of the packet frame not properly received by the receiver (e) re-transmitting, to the receiver, each sub-frame not properly received by the receiver; (f) determining the number of erroneous sub-frames in the packet frame; and (g) adjusting antenna diversity based on the number of erroneous sub-frames in the packet frame.