| 摘要 |
<p>The invention relates to a method for memory management in a communications system using a HARQ error control mechanism, in which a transmitter (T) establishes a plurality of HARQ channels (HCl to HCN) with a receiver (R), the method comprising
- determining whether each received encoded HARQ packet (51 to 54) needs to be combined with an encoded HARQ packet (61 to 64) already stored in HARQ memory means (HRM), and
- in case a received encoded HARQ packet (51) does not need to be combined, determining whether there is a free memory space available in the HARQ memory means (HRM) for storing that received encoded HARQ packet (51), and if so, allocating that free memory space for storage of that received encoded HARQ packet (51); and,
- in case there is not a free memory space available in said HARQ memory means (HRM) for storing that received encoded HARQ packet (51): determining whether a certain amount of memory space can be forced to be freed, and if so, de-allocating that determined certain amount of memory space an allocating it for storage of that received encoded HARQ packet, before that received encoded HARQ packet is sent to FEC decoding means (FD).</p> |
