A METHOD FOR ACKNOWLEDGING RECEPTION OF DATA

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for acknowledging reception of data transmitted over a channel from first station to a second station. The method comprising the steps of: (a) at the first station, transmitting a data packet to the second station according to an Automatic Repeat-Request ARQ process having a predetermined ARQ period; (b) at the second station, decoding the data packet, and transmitting an indication on whether the data packet has correctly been decoded; (c) at the first station, retransmitting said data packet, if the data packet has not been correctly decoded, wherein said method further comprises the step of: (d) increasing the length of the predetermined ARQ period if, at step (a) the data packet has been sent over a plurality of bundled data packets.