Apparatus and method for ARQ feedback polling in wireless communication system

• US 8,522,102 B2
• Filed: 03/26/2010
• Issued: 08/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Chang, Young-Bin, Rakesh, Taori, Son, Jung-Je
• Primary Examiner(s): TRIMMINGS, JOHN P
• Application Number:
  US12/732,625
• Publication Number:
  US 20100251081A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,250 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 714/748
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1685 the supervisory signal being transmitted in response to a specific request, e.g. to a polling signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1848 Time-out mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1854 Scheduling and prioritising arrangements

Abstract

An apparatus and method for Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) feedback polling in a wireless communication system are provided. The method for ARQ feedback polling includes transmitting at least one ARQ block to a receive end, polling ARQ feedback to the receive end using an extended header, determining if ARQ feedback information is received from the receive end within a lifetime of ARQ feedback, determining success or failure of transmission of the at least one ARQ block through the ARQ feedback information if it is determined that the ARQ feedback information is received within the lifetime of ARQ feedback, and polling ARQ feedback again to the receive end if it is determined that the ARQ feedback information is not received within the lifetime of ARQ feedback.

Claims

1. A method for Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) feedback polling in a transmit end of a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting at least one ARQ block to a receive end;

polling ARQ feedback to the receive end using an extended header;

allocating to the receive end a resource;

determining if ARQ feedback information is received from the receive end within a lifetime of ARQ feedback using the allocated resource information;

if it is determined that the ARQ feedback information is received within the lifetime of ARQ feedback, determining at least one of success and failure of transmission of the at least one ARQ block through the ARQ feedback information; and

if it is determined that the ARQ feedback information is not received within the lifetime of ARQ feedback, polling ARQ feedback again to the receive end.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, before the transmitting of the at least one ARQ block to the receive end, in a case of at least one of an initial access and a data service parameter determination with the receive end, determining the lifetime of ARQ feedback for the receive end.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the data service parameter determination is a Dynamic Service Addition (DSA).

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising, before the transmitting of the at least one ARQ block to the receive end and the polling of the ARQ feedback, determining the lifetime of ARQ feedback for the receive end.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the allocating to the receive end a resource comprises, in a case where the receive end polls a resource for ARQ feedback, allocating to the receive end a resource for ARQ feedback.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the extended header comprises service connection IDentifier (ID) information polling ARQ feedback and ARQ feedback polling information, and

wherein the ARQ feedback polling information is represented as a type of the extended header.

7. An apparatus for Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) feedback polling in a transmit end of a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a transmit apparatus for transmitting at least one ARQ block to a receive end;

a receive apparatus for receiving a signal; and

an ARQ controller for, after polling ARQ feedback to the receive end through the transmit apparatus, determining at least one of success and failure of transmission of the at least one ARQ block through the ARQ feedback information in a case where ARQ feedback information is received from the receive end through the receive apparatus within a lifetime of ARQ feedback, and for polling ARQ feedback again to the receive end in a case where the ARQ feedback information is not received within the lifetime of ARQ feedback,

wherein the transmit apparatus polls ARQ feedback to the receive end using an extended header,

wherein the ARQ controller allocates to the receive end a resource.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising an ARQ feedback controller for determining the lifetime of ARQ feedback for the receive end in a case of at least one of an initial access and a data service parameter determination with the receive end.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising an ARQ feedback controller for determining the lifetime of ARQ feedback for the receive end when polling ARQ feedback.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the ARQ controller allocates the receive end a resource for ARQ feedback in a case where the receive end polls a resource for ARQ feedback.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the extended header comprises service connection IDentifier (ID) information polling ARQ feedback and ARQ feedback polling information, and

wherein the ARQ feedback polling information is represented as a type of the extended header.

12. A method for Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) feedback polling in a transmit end of a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting at least one ARQ block to a receive end;

polling ARQ feedback to the receive end using an extended header;

allocating to the receive end a resource;

determining if ARQ feedback information is received from the receive end at an ARQ feedback transmission time point of the receive end using the allocated resource information;

if it is determined that the ARQ feedback information is received at the ARQ feedback transmission time point of the receive end, determining at least one of success and failure of transmission of the at least one ARQ block through the ARQ feedback information; and

if it is determined that the ARQ feedback information is not received at the ARQ feedback transmission time point of the receive end, polling ARQ feedback again to the receive end.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising, before the transmitting of the at least one ARQ block to the receive end, in a case of at least one of an initial access and a data service parameter determination with the receive end, determining the ARQ feedback transmission time point of the receive end.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the data service parameter determination is a Dynamic Service Addition (DSA).

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising, before the transmitting of the at least one ARQ block to the receive end and the polling of the ARQ feedback, determining the ARQ feedback transmission time point of the receive end.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the extended header comprises service connection IDentifier (ID) information polling ARQ feedback and ARQ feedback polling information, and

wherein the ARQ feedback polling information is represented as a type of the extended header.

17. An apparatus for Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) feedback polling in a transmit end of a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a transmit apparatus for transmitting at least one ARQ block to a receive end;

a receive apparatus for receiving a signal; and

an ARQ controller for, after polling ARQ feedback to the receive end through the transmit apparatus, determining at least one of success and failure of transmission of the at least one ARQ block through the ARQ feedback information in a case where ARQ feedback information is received from the receive end through the receive apparatus at an ARQ feedback transmission time point of the receive end, and for polling ARQ feedback again to the receive end in a case where the ARQ feedback information is not received at the ARQ feedback transmission time point of the receive end,

wherein the transmit apparatus polls ARQ feedback to the receive end using an extended header, and

wherein the ARQ controller allocates to the receive end a resource.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising an ARQ feedback controller for determining the ARQ feedback transmission time point of the receive end in a case of at least one of initial access and a data service parameter determination with the receive end.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising an ARQ feedback controller for determining the ARQ feedback transmission time point of the receive end when polling ARQ feedback.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the extended header comprises service connection IDentifier (ID) information polling ARQ feedback and ARQ feedback polling information, and

wherein the ARQ feedback polling information is represented as a type of the extended header.