Patent ID: 8462764
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for receiving an Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) feedback message at a transmitting unit in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting an ARQ feedback request message to a receiving unit; allocating to the receiving unit a fixed-size resource for transmitting the ARQ feedback message, the fixed-size resource comprising an unsolicited bandwidth, generating the fixed-size resource and transmitting the fixed-size resource to the receiving unit; and receiving the ARQ feedback message from the receiving unit over the allocated fixed-size resource when determined that a size of the allocated fixed-size resource is greater than or equal to a size of the ARQ feedback message, and receiving a resource request message from the receiving unit over the allocated fixed-size resource when determined that the size of the allocated fixed-size resource is less than the size of the ARQ feedback message.