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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2009
Baowei Ji, Plano, TX (US);
Baowei Ji, Plano, TX (US);
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An automatic repeat request (ARQ) receiver is provided. The ARQ receiver comprises a receiver configured to receive a plurality of ARQ blocks. The ARQ receiver further comprises a processor configured to generate a feedback message configured to provide status of the plurality of ARQ blocks. The feedback message comprises an acknowledgement sequence number (ACK_SN) field and a flag field. The processor is configured to provide a first value in the flag field if the feedback message contains only the ACK_SN field and the flag field. The processor is also configured to provide a second value in the flag field if the feedback message contains one or more fields in addition to the ACK_SN field and the flag field.