Patent ID: 7730382

Claim:
A method for managing memory using Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) in a communication system, the method comprising: storing a retransmitted burst in a memory, wherein the retransmitted burst comprises a plurality of bits, wherein at least one of a memory address of the retransmitted burst and information corresponding to the retransmitted burst is recorded in a location table, wherein the location table records memory addresses and information corresponding to a plurality of bursts stored in the memory; determining if at least one preceding burst corresponding to the retransmitted burst is stored in the memory using the location table, wherein the retransmitted burst is retransmitted for the at least one preceding burst; and generating a combined burst using the retransmitted burst and the at least one preceding burst, if the at least one preceding burst is stored in the memory, wherein the combined burst comprises the plurality of bits.