Data acknowledgement
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a transmitter configured to receive an acknowledgment message comprising a plurality of data units, each data unit comprising a status bit indicative of a status of the data unit and a plurality of spacing bits, wherein the plurality of spacing bits from the plurality of data units together form a binary number, the binary number being the spacing between one incorrectly received datagram and a succeeding incorrectly received datagram and to determine from the acknowledgement message which of a plurality of datagrams have been incorrectly received.
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Abstract
A method for generating acknowledgement messages in a data transmission system having a receiver for receiving datagrams and being capable of determining which of a series of datagrams have been incorrectly received, the method comprising generating a plurality of a data units, each data unit comprising: a status bit indicative of the status of the data unit; and a plurality of spacing bits together forming a binary representation of a number at least partially indicative of the spacing between one incorrectly received datagram and a succeeding incorrectly received datagram. Apparatus for carrying out various aspects of the methods are also provided.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a transmitter configured to receive an acknowledgment message comprising a plurality of data units, each data unit comprising a status bit indicative of a status of the data unit and a plurality of spacing bits, wherein the plurality of spacing bits from the plurality of data units together form a binary number, the binary number being the spacing between one incorrectly received datagram and a succeeding incorrectly received datagram and to determine from the acknowledgement message which of a plurality of datagrams have been incorrectly received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for determining which of a series of datagrams have been incorrectly received, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving an acknowledgement message comprising a plurality of data units, each data unit comprising a status bit indicative of a status of the data unit and a plurality of spacing bits, wherein the plurality of spacing bits from the plurality of data units together form a binary number, the binary number being the space in between one incorrectly received datagram and a succeeding incorrectly receiving datagram; and means for determining from the acknowledgement message which of a plurality of datagrams have been incorrectly received.
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving an acknowledgment message comprising a plurality of data units, each data unit comprising a status bit indicative of a status of the data unit and a plurality of spacing bits, wherein the plurality of spacing bits from the plurality of data units together form a binary number, the binary number being the spacing between one incorrectly received datagram and a succeeding incorrectly received datagram; and determining from the acknowledgement message which of a plurality of datagrams have been incorrectly received. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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