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Relay apparatus for relaying a data packet to be transmitted from a first partner transceiver to a second partner transceiver

  • US 20080137585A1
  • Filed: 11/13/2007
  • Published: 06/12/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A relay apparatus for relaying a data packet to be transmitted from a first partner transceiver to a second partner transceiver, comprisinga receive unit for receiving the data packet and for receiving an acknowledgement packet to be transmitted from the second partner transceiver to the first partner transceiver when the second partner transceiver has successfully received the data packet;

  • a help detector for providing a help indicator if a help necessitated situation is detected; and

    a transmit unit for transmitting the data packet in response to the help indicator;

    wherein the help necessitated situation is detected based ona timer expiry, wherein the timer expiry occurs when the acknowledgement packet is not received within a certain time interval after reception of the data packet; and

    whether a first communication link between the relay apparatus and the second partner transceiver is better than a second communication link between the first and second partner transceivers, the second communication link being evaluated by an information being available from the data packet.

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