Systems and methods for managing wireless packet communications by assigning separate resources for sequential transmission attempts

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for managing multiple wireless links, e.g., between base stations and wireless headsets. Each wireless link communicates data packets (e.g., audio data packets) according to a wireless protocol (e.g., Bluetooth) defining a series of connection intervals having a defined number of frames (e.g., Bluetooth eSCO intervals including 6 or 12 frames per interval). A controller stores interval segmentation data specifying a first interval segment (including a first subset of frames) allocated to original transmissions of packets and at least one additional interval segment (including additional subsets of frames) allocated to retransmissions of failed packets. The controller uses the interval segmentation data to manage timing for packet transmissions and retransmissions by the various wireless devices, such that each device (a) sends transmissions only during the first interval segment and (b) sends retransmissions only during the additional interval segment(s), to thereby reduce interference between the various wireless links.