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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2009
Paul Bucknell, Brighton, GB;
Bernard Hunt, Redhill, GB;
Matthew Peter John Baker, Canterbury, GB;
Timothy James Mousley, Caterham, GB;
Paul Bucknell, Brighton, GB;
Bernard Hunt, Redhill, GB;
Matthew Peter John Baker, Canterbury, GB;
Timothy James Mousley, Caterham, GB;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for communicating in a network comprising at least one primary station communicating with at least one secondary station, comprising (a) the secondary station sending to the primary station a buffer status report representative of the amount of data in a buffer of the secondary station, (b) in absence of acknowledgement from the primary station, the secondary station retransmitting the buffer status report and, (c) if a maximum number of retransmissions has been reached, the secondary station sending a further buffer status report to the primary station.