METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR EARLY HARQ FEEDBACK IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

A receiving node makes an early estimate of the outcome of a decoding attempt and sends a corresponding early feedback (EHF) to the sending node. This has an effect of enabling a fast retransmission of the data by the sending node in case the decoding by the receiving node is likely to fail. An advantage of this is that any delays due to data retransmission may be minimized, resulting in a higher average throughput of the data transmission between the nodes.