EFFICIENT ERROR HANDLING ON A LINK USING ARQ AND MULTIPLE NACKS ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIPLE ERROR THRESHOLDS

摘要

The present invention describes how to handle errors occurring during communication in a frame-based communication system that uses a communication protocol having a first error handling mechanism responsive to receipt of an incorrect protocol symbol. The invention provides a method and apparatus that allow several errors to occur without the communication system responding by initiating the first error handling mechanisms. Under circumstances where errors occur, the method and apparatus may improve throughput.