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Radio telecommunications system and method of operating the same with polling

  • US 10,298,350 B2
  • Filed: 04/24/2017
  • Issued: 05/21/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of performing communication between a first and a second radio link control (RLC)/medium access control (MAC) entity, comprising:

  • performing, by the first RLC/MAC entity;

    transmitting a set of data blocks from the first RLC/MAC entity to the second RLC/MAC entity;

    transmitting a plurality of polling messages to request that the second RLC/MAC entity acknowledge receipt of the set of data blocks transmitted from the first RLC/MAC entity to the second RLC/MAC entity; and

    receiving from the second RLC/MAC entity at least one acknowledgement message acknowledging receipt of one or more of the set of data blocks, the at least one acknowledgement message being responsive to a particular one of the plurality of polling messages;

    wherein transmitting the plurality of polling messages comprises;

    transmitting a first polling message after a previously transmitted polling message, wherein an interval of time between transmission of the previously transmitted polling message and transmission of the first polling message is a first polling interval, andtransmitting a second polling message after the first polling message, wherein an interval of time between transmission of the first polling message and transmission of the second polling message is a second polling interval, wherein the second polling interval is different from the first polling interval, and wherein the second polling interval is determined responsive to at least one parameter of the set of data blocks.

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