Patent ID: 8458550

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving a data transmission from a prior point in a transmission path; determining if the received data is corrupt; forwarding the received data to the next point in the transmission path; transmitting a transmission message to the next point in the transmission path indicating whether or not the received data was corrupt; and if the data is not corrupt, transmitting a receipt message to the prior point indicating that the data was uncorrupt when received; wherein the wireless transmission path includes a user equipment, a base station, and at least one relay station as an intermediate point, the method further including: prior to receiving the data transmission, receiving, from the base station, a resource block allocation allowing for the transmission of data to a next point in the transmission path; if the received data was not corrupt, receiving a receipt message from the next point in the transmission path indicating whether or not the transmitted data was corrupt when received by the next point; if the transmitted data was corrupt, re-forwarding the received data to the next point in the transmission path; and if the transmitted data was not corrupt, marking the resource block allocation as used.