Method and a device for improved retransmissions
First Claim
1. A method, performed at a receiving device, for detecting erroneous retransmissions of messages, the method comprising:
- detecting errors in messages received from a sending device, wherein the messages include retransmitted messages;
requesting the sending device to retransmit the messages in which errors are detected, and recording a retransmission order in which retransmissions of the messages are requested, wherein the retransmission order is updated to add entries corresponding to messages whose retransmissions are detected to be erroneous and messages whose transmissions are detected to be erroneous; and
detecting erroneous retransmissions of messages based on whether the retransmitted messages are received from the sending device in the recorded retransmission order and without aid of a retransmission timer.
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Abstract
The invention discloses a method for use in a cellular system with an RBS which controls traffic to and from a cell, with one User Equipment, UE, in the cell. The RBS and the UE receive and transmit information between each other, one of them being a sending party and the other one is a receiving party, and errors in messages which are received can be detected by the receiving party by a first error detection method and if errors are detected in received messages, the receiving party can request a retransmission from the transmitting party. The receiving party stores the order in which retransmissions are requested, so that erroneous retransmissions may be detected by the receiving party without the first error detection method.
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1. A method, performed at a receiving device, for detecting erroneous retransmissions of messages, the method comprising:
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detecting errors in messages received from a sending device, wherein the messages include retransmitted messages; requesting the sending device to retransmit the messages in which errors are detected, and recording a retransmission order in which retransmissions of the messages are requested, wherein the retransmission order is updated to add entries corresponding to messages whose retransmissions are detected to be erroneous and messages whose transmissions are detected to be erroneous; and detecting erroneous retransmissions of messages based on whether the retransmitted messages are received from the sending device in the recorded retransmission order and without aid of a retransmission timer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A receiving device for detecting erroneous retransmissions of messages transmitted by a sending device via a communications network, the receiving device configured to:
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detect errors in the messages received from the sending device, wherein the messages include retransmitted messages; request the sending device to retransmit the messages in which errors are detected, and recording a retransmission order in which retransmissions of the messages are requested, wherein the retransmission order is updated to add entries corresponding to messages whose retransmissions are detected to be erroneous and messages whose transmissions are detected to be erroneous; and detect erroneous retransmissions of messages based on whether the retransmitted messages are received from the sending device in the recorded retransmission order and without aid of a retransmission timer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, performed at a receiving device, for detecting erroneous retransmissions of messages, the method comprising:
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detecting errors in messages received from a sending device, wherein the messages include retransmitted messages; requesting the sending device to retransmit the messages in which errors are detected, and recording a retransmission order in which retransmissions of the messages are requested, wherein the retransmission order is updated to add entries corresponding to messages whose retransmissions are detected to be erroneous and messages whose transmissions are detected to be erroneous; and detecting erroneous retransmissions of messages if the retransmitted messages are not received in the recorded retransmission order.
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19. A Radio Base Station (RBS) for use in a cellular access system, for controlling of traffic to and from a cell in the system, in which cell there can be at least one User Equipment (UE) in the cell, the RBS configured to:
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detect errors in messages received from the UE, wherein the messages include retransmitted messages; request the UE to retransmit the messages in which errors are detected, and recording a retransmission order in which retransmissions of the messages are requested, wherein the retransmission order is updated to add entries corresponding to messages whose retransmissions are detected to be erroneous and messages whose transmissions are detected to be erroneous; and detect erroneous retransmissions of messages if the retransmitted messages are not received in the recorded retransmission order.
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20. A User Equipment (UE) for use in a cellular access system that includes a Radio Base Station (RBS) for the control of traffic to and from a cell in the system in which cell the UE can be used, the UE is configured to:
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detect errors in messages received from the RBS, wherein the messages include retransmitted messages; request the RBS to retransmit the messages in which errors are detected, and record a retransmission order in which retransmissions of the messages are requested, wherein the retransmission order is updated to add entries corresponding to messages whose retransmissions are detected to be erroneous and messages whose transmissions are detected to be erroneous; and detect erroneous retransmissions of messages if the retransmitted messages are not received in the recorded retransmission order.
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