Timer management in wireless communication

摘要

This invention relates to techniques for managing a timer used in transmission or reception of data units in wireless communication. To better use the resources in a transceiver, one timer is used. Depending on how the data units being handled, the timer can be used to control a transceiver to retry transmission of data units or purge data units.

主权项

1. A transceiver for processing data units using a timer for a connection with another transceiver, the transceiver comprising:
a first module for processing a data unit according to a processing index of the data unit, wherein the data unit is processed till one or more of predefined conditions is met, the predefined conditions include: a timer assigned to the data unit is timed out or an acknowledgement of the data unit is received; and a second module designed to initiate the timer assigned to the data unit, wherein the timer is running until processing of the data unit is terminated, the timer is then initiated and assigned to a next one of the data units before the next one of the data units is processed, wherein the timer is repeatedly initiated and assigned to a next one of the data units till all of the data units are processed for the connection.