Patent ID: 7298701
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A radio communication system operable to communicate packet formatted data, the system having an apparatus for facilitating usage of radio capacity in the radio communication system, comprising: a first communication station; a second communication station, the packet formatted data is communicated between the first communication station and the second communication station, the packet formatted data formatted at a first logical layer, utilizing a first-layer acknowledgement mechanism by which the second communication station selectably acknowledges whether the packet formatted data is adequately received thereat at the first logical layer and the packet formatted data formatted at a second logical layer, utilizing a second-layer acknowledgment mechanism by which the second communication station selectably acknowledges whether the packet formatted data is adequately received thereat at the second logical layer; and an estimator coupled to receive indicia associated with communication characteristics of the first logical layer, said estimator for estimating a selected second-layer delay period, in response to the indicia received, by which to delay generation, at the second communication station, of a second-layer resend request requesting resending of the packet-formatted data.