Forward error correction media access control system
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1. A method of compensating for information not received in a communication system, the method comprising:
- creating an encoded signal comprising N protocol data units from a source signal comprising K protocol data units using a forward error correction technique prior to transmitting any of the N protocol data units, wherein N is greater than K and K is greater than, and wherein the source signal can be decoded from any K protocol data units;
transmitting, at a transmitter, a first set of protocol data units comprising at least K but less than N of the protocol data units of the encoded signal, wherein each protocol data unit in the first set of protocol data units includes an indication of a total number of protocol data units sufficient to decode the encoded signal, and wherein each protocol data unit is transmitted independently of other transmitted protocol data units;
determining the receiver has not successfully decoded the source signal from the transmitted first set of protocol data units based upon not receiving an acknowledgement from the receiver, wherein the receiver only acknowledges a successfully decoded source signal rather than individual protocol data units;
transmitting, at the transmitter, a second set of protocol data units comprising unsent protocol data units of the encoded signal to the receiver based on the determining the receiver has not successfully decoded the source signal from the transmitted first set of protocol data units;
receiving, from the receiver, an acknowledgement indicating the receiver has successfully decoded the source signal after transmitting the second set of the protocol data units; and
terminating transmission of the protocol data units based on the receiving of the acknowledgement from the receiver, wherein at least one protocol data unit of the encoded signal is not transmitted to the receiver, and wherein a total number of protocol data units sent to transmit the source signal is less than N.
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to method, device and system for compensating for information not received in a communication system. An encoded signal is created from a source signal using a forward error correction technique. A first predetermined part of the encoded signal is transmitted. A second predetermined part of the encoded signal is transmitted. Transmission of the second predetermined part of the encoded signal is terminated after a determination of a successful decoding of the encoded signal is made.
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1. A method of compensating for information not received in a communication system, the method comprising:
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creating an encoded signal comprising N protocol data units from a source signal comprising K protocol data units using a forward error correction technique prior to transmitting any of the N protocol data units, wherein N is greater than K and K is greater than, and wherein the source signal can be decoded from any K protocol data units; transmitting, at a transmitter, a first set of protocol data units comprising at least K but less than N of the protocol data units of the encoded signal, wherein each protocol data unit in the first set of protocol data units includes an indication of a total number of protocol data units sufficient to decode the encoded signal, and wherein each protocol data unit is transmitted independently of other transmitted protocol data units; determining the receiver has not successfully decoded the source signal from the transmitted first set of protocol data units based upon not receiving an acknowledgement from the receiver, wherein the receiver only acknowledges a successfully decoded source signal rather than individual protocol data units; transmitting, at the transmitter, a second set of protocol data units comprising unsent protocol data units of the encoded signal to the receiver based on the determining the receiver has not successfully decoded the source signal from the transmitted first set of protocol data units; receiving, from the receiver, an acknowledgement indicating the receiver has successfully decoded the source signal after transmitting the second set of the protocol data units; and terminating transmission of the protocol data units based on the receiving of the acknowledgement from the receiver, wherein at least one protocol data unit of the encoded signal is not transmitted to the receiver, and wherein a total number of protocol data units sent to transmit the source signal is less than N. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A node comprising:
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a processor configured to; create an encoded signal comprising N protocol data units from a source signal comprising K protocol data units using a forward error correction technique prior to transmitting any of the N protocol data units, wherein N is greater than K and K is greater than one, and wherein the source signal can be decoded from any K protocol data units; and a transmitter operatively coupled to the processor and configured to; transmit a first set of protocol data units comprising at least K but less than N of the protocol data units of the encoded signal, wherein each protocol data unit in the first set of protocol data units includes an indication of a total number of protocol data units sufficient to decode the encoded signal, and wherein each protocol data unit is transmitted independently of other transmitted protocol data units; and wherein the processor is further configured to; determine the receiver has not successfully decoded the source signal from the transmitted first set of protocol data units based upon not receiving an acknowledgement from the receiver, wherein the receiver only acknowledges a successfully decoded source signal rather than individual protocol data units, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit a second set of protocol data units comprising unsent protocol data units of the encoded signal to the receiver based on the determining the receiver has not successfully decoded the source signal from the transmitted first set of protocol data units; receive, from the receiver, an acknowledgement indicating the receiver has successfully decoded the source signal after the second set of the protocol data units was transmitted; and terminate transmission of the protocol data units based on the receiving of the acknowledgement from the receiver successfully decoding the source signal, wherein at least one protocol data unit of the encoded signal is not transmitted to the receiver, and wherein a total number of protocol data units sent to transmit the source signal is less than N. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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an access point comprising; a receiver configured to decode an encoded signal; and a node comprising; a processor configured to; create the encoded signal comprising N protocol data units from the source signal comprising K protocol data units using a forward error correction technique prior to transmitting any of the N protocol data units, wherein N is greater than K and K is greater than one, and wherein the source signal can be decoded from any K protocol data units; and a transmitter operatively coupled to the processor and configured to; transmit a first set of protocol data units comprising at least K but less than N of the protocol data units of the encoded signal, wherein each protocol data unit in the first set of protocol data units includes an indication of a total number of protocol data units sufficient to decode the encoded signal, and wherein each protocol data unit is transmitted independently of other transmitted protocol data units; and wherein the processor is further configured to; determine the access point has not successfully decoded the source signal from the transmitted first set of protocol data units based upon not receiving an acknowledgement from the access point, wherein the receiver only acknowledges a successfully decoded source signal rather than individual protocol data units, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit a second set of protocol data units comprising unsent protocol data units of the encoded signal to the receiver based on the determining the receiver has not successfully decoded the source signal from the transmitted first set of protocol data units; determine the access point has not successfully decoded the source signal from the transmitted first set of units, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit a second portion of the parity units to the access point without the systematic units based on the determining the access point has not successfully decoded the source signal from the transmitted first set of units; receive, from the access point, an acknowledgement indicating the access point has successfully decoded the source signal after the second set of the protocol data units was transmitted; terminate transmission of the protocol data units based on the receiving of the acknowledgement from the access point, wherein at least one protocol data unit of the encoded signal is not transmitted to the access point, and wherein a total number of protocol data units sent to transmit the source signal is less than N. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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